A Great Fly BUT Some Don't Want You To Use It!

[@jamescompston2678]

I have always meant to tie up a few of those... they look so shrimpy Seàn!!👌😉

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@@jamescompston2678 worth having a few James, especially the chartreuse and green headed ones 👍

[@brianodonohoe7820]

Thanks Sean, a great grilse fly on the Ridge and Galway weir

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@@brianodonohoe7820 100% Brian,that is where they will be used 😊

[@robertalexander7286]

Works well in orange.

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@@robertalexander7286 will have to give the orange a go Robert 👍

[@Barry287]

Awesome as always, Sean!!

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@@Barry287 thanks for your continued positive support Barry 🎣

[@brianinsole9911]

Great video as always helpful and informative. Thank you for sharing

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@@brianinsole9911 thanks very much for watching and taking the time to comment Brian 👍

[@magnetchi]

That's a really awesome fly, i would add it to my box. Cheers 👍👊

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@@magnetchi thanks Tommy 🙏 worth having a few, especially the green headed ones

[@denvercolorado811]

This looks great! I tend to flip the hook to its back so the barb is up

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@@denvercolorado811 very interesting, never heard anyone fishing it this way before. I sometimes fish long-winged tubes with the hook up

[@burtonbrocious171]

Very nice fly sean tks 😊

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@@burtonbrocious171 thanks very much for watching 👍

[@SalmoTrutti]

Great stuff. By strange coincidence I spent this morning tieing up Frances variants for the coastal sea trout here in Denmark. Think I'm on to a winner with them, but we'll have to see if the fish agree.

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@@SalmoTrutti hope they work for you 🤞 never tried shrimp style patterns for seatrout in saltwater but can't see why they wouldn't 🎣

[@SalmoTrutti]

@SeánWoodsFishing Thanks! Aye- the biggest sea trout I've caught in the salt here was on a size 12 Ally's Shrimp. A lot of the deadliest local patterns are very shrimpy- ones like Pattegrisen, Vaskebjørn or HØtyven Those are quite dressy flies though, and they're fiddly to tie in small sizes. Just now the fish are keyed into small prey like gammarus and sand hoppers. I'm hoping the combination of tiny fly + the provocation from the feelers will do the trick in converting followers to hooked fish.

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@SalmoTrutti sounds like great sport over there 👌

[@timapple6586]

I've never heard of this fly! - but it seems like a natural evolution and it looks very effective. This'll be at the top of my list for new patterns to try. I'll bet it outfishes the red version. And I'll bet the cock pheasant tail fibres give more movement than the usual red rump feathers you see on many shrimps. I wonder if there's a way to put them in a dubbing loop to get even more pulsation. I think I might even try moose hair for the tail, flaired a bit. Something I'm curious about is whether the pith in the hackle stems might add a touch buoyancy to offset the hook-drop on larger doubles.

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@@timapple6586 hi Tim, this black version has been very popular on the Moy for a couple of seasons now. I was finally converted this summer 😂. My mate tied a few during the week with GP tippet instead of tail to try out

[@adamconnollyflyfishing]

Unreal Seán was a killer for fresh fish this year

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@@adamconnollyflyfishing lock and loaded 🔫🎣

[@niller2006]

A friend of mine caught 13 salmon on the Dee with a tiny Black Frances

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@@niller2006 deadly 👍 I know a guy who will fish them down to size 18s in low water

[@josefranciscofernandezmore3493]

Ugly? Maybe but very good fly

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@@josefranciscofernandezmore3493 sometimes the ugly flies fish the best 😂 the foxford shrimp is a dull drab pattern but one of my favourite 👍

[@josefranciscofernandezmore3493]

@@SeánWoodsFishing I have a preference for Curry's red shrimp

[@SeánWoodsFishing]

@@josefranciscofernandezmore3493 another deadly fly mate