"The Frenchie is my version, or my favorite color combination of a common competition fly.
When I first entered the world of competition fly fishing I was introduced to many fly patterns that seemed too simple to work, or too flashy, gaudy & outrageous to take fish.
Yet, my boxes are now adorned with similar atrocities. Anyway, the Frenchie was one that seemed tolerable.
The first Frenchie style fly I saw used natural pheasant tail fibers for the tail and body and had a hot spot behind the bead which varied in color. I simply found a color combination that consistently caught fish utilizing the standard "frenchie" theme.
So, for clarification, I did not invent this style of fly. Egan's Frenchie is a variation of this style of fly.
This color combination was solidified for me at my first World Fly Fishing Championship in Portugal, 2006. There I won a river session (basically catching the most total centimeters of fish in 3 hours) on the River Alva using the Frenchie and Bionic Ant in a dry dropper rig. I was sold.
The fish in every country and state I've fished since have also been impressed with this fly.
Tie some and fish them; your catch rate will thank you."
- Signature Tyer Lance Egan
