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A classic Fran Betters pattern

Originator

Fran Betters

Pattern type

Dry fly

Skill level/difficulty

Easy

Species

brown trout

cutthroat

Materials

Hook	Mustad 9671, Daiichi 1710 or Kamasan B820 size 12-16
Thread	Danville Fire Fluorescent Orange Thread 6/0
Tail	Woodchuck Guard Hair
Body	Rusty Orange Australian Opossum fur. A sub are Wapsi Burnt Orange Awesome Possum Dub #APO13 or Hareline Dubbin #HD16 Rusty Orange
Wing	White Calf Tail
Hackle	Brown and Grizzly mix or Cree

Sep 1. 2020

Betters' Flies

Fran Betters was a creative tyer and originated several patterns that have become quite famous. Mike Hogue covers four of them in this article.

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