Frans Flies

Morning folk.. Sorry it's a big loading page
I'm going through some old archived music and data I had stored on DVD or cd's and came across this data:
Frans Favorite Great Lakes flies.. It's pages and patterns out of his book, yes they are pic's in color but this is the patterns and materials list..
Hope everyone is less bored then me today..
 
PATTERN INDEX
| Estaz Egg | Salmon River Smolt | Nix's Wooly Special | Frammus | Salmon River Leech | Blue Goo | **Refrigerator Hole** | Salmon River Caddis | Salmon River Sac Fry | Krystal Flash Teeny | Salmon River Hellgramite | Estaz Wigglers | Spring Wigglers | Demon Killer | Indian Summer, Sandy Creek | Indian Summer | Salmon River Sunset | Lake Effect | Salmon River Stonefly: Estaz, Dubbed, Plastic | Golden Edgebrite Stonefly | King Comet | Catfish Comet | Coles Comet | Prism Comet | Dave's Comet | King Roger |
 

ESTAZ EGG
SPECIES: ST, BT, CK, CS, LT
SEASON: Not Summer
HOOK: Eagle Claw Wide Bend Style 42 Size 6-10
THREAD: Fluorescent Fire Orange Danville 6/0
BUTT: Fluorescent Orange Wool
BODY: Butterscotch Estar 3-4 Turns
(Other Colors; White, Pink, Lt. Blue, Chartreuse, Orange, or Yellow)
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SALMON RIVER SMOLT
My most productive spring steelhead pattern over the last 4 seasons. Used to imitate steelhead fingerlings or smolts that aggravate adult spawning steelhead on redds.
SPECIES: ST
SEASON: Spring
HOOK: Salmon TUE nickel finish, size 2-6
TAIL: Rainbow Lureflash or Rainbow Krystal Flash
BODY: Rear 2/3 opalescent White Estaz, front 1/3 Red Estaz
BACK: Rainbow Lureflash to form shell
HEAD: Fluorescent colored Danville 6/0 thread
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NIX'S WOOLY SPECIAL
Named after local fly fishing and steelhead fisherman Ron Nix who used it so successfully. This fly combines the color combination of the Frammus with the action of palmered hackle.
SPECIES: ST, BT, CK
SEASON: Fall, Spring
HOOK: Salmon TUE size 2-8
THREAD: Black
BODY: 1/2 Fluorescent cerise; 1/2 Florescent chartreuse chenille's
HACKLE: Palmered Grizzly
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FRAMMUS
This is the very first effective fly that I used to consistently take Pacific Salmon and Steelbead.
SPECIES: ST, CK, CS, BT
SEASON: Not Summer
(West Coast winter run Steelhead Fly)
HOOK: TUE Salmon size 2-12
THREAD: Black
BODY: Fluorescent Green Chenille
WING: Cerise Glo Bug yarn
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SALMON RIVER LEECH
My own discovery from Europe; the body material is Franze, it provides movement by the opalescent fibers replacing palmered hackle.
SPECIES : CS, BT, ST
SEASON: Fall, Spring
HOOK: TUE Salmon size 2-6
THREAD : Black
BODY: Purple or white Franze
HEAD: Fluorescent pink chenille egg
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KING COMET
My #1 Chinook Salmon pattern has also produced many early September and October Steelhead and Brown Trout. SPECIES: CS, ST, BT
SEASON: Fall, Spring
HOOK: TUE Eagle Claw nickel plate size 2-6
TAIL: 6 Fibers of white Fishair length of shank
BODY: Copper Diamond braid
WING: 6 strands white Fisbair, under 6 strands fluorescent Lime Fishair, under 6 strands of Lime Green Lureflash.
HEAD: Fluorescent Orange chenille wound through bead chain chains to form a tapered head
THREAD: Fluorescent Fire flat waxed nylon
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CATFISH COMET
This particular pattern has been very effective in the dark, tea stained waters of Catfish Creek.
SPECIES: CS, BT, ST
SEASON: Fall, Spring
HOOK: TDE Eagle Claw nickel plate 2-8
TAIL: Chartreuse Fishair or caiftail
BODY: Fluorescent Fire flat waxed nylon or a single strand of floss
RIBBING: Silver Tinsel
EGG COLLAR: Chartreuse Chinelle
HACKLE: Fluorescent orange collar
HEAD: Silver bead chain eyes
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COLES COMET
West Coast Pattern
SPECIES: CS, ST, BT
SEASON: Fall, Spring
HOOK: T.D.E. Eagle Claw 1197 Nickel 2-8
TAIL: A yellow Fishair or calftail
BODY: Gold Diamond Braid
HACKLE: Mixed Fluorescent yellow and orange
EYES: Silver bead chain
THREAD: Fluorescent orange flat waxed nylon
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PRISM COMET
The body material is a very flashy mylar that comes in many colors, and is used in the lure business as tape. The sheets of Mylar have been cut into strips and no adhesive applied so that it can be used as a winging material in large trolling flies or squids. I have found it to work great as a body material for Comet flies, giving a unique appearance not found in either Edge Brite or Frostbite.
SPECIES: CS, ST, BT
SEASON: Fall, Spring
HOOK: T.D.E. Eagle Claw 1197 Nickle 2-8
TAIL: Chartreuse Fishair or calftail
BODY: 1/16" Chartreuse Mylar Prism strips
HACKLE: Fluorescent Chartreuse
THREAD: Fluorescent Chartreuse
EYES: Silver bead chain
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DAVES COMET
A Dave McCullough pattem tied in various color tails & hackles, but always with the white pearlescent body. This has been a consistent Chinook fly, but also good for early Steelhead.
SPECIES: CS, ST
SEASON: Fall
HOOK: T.U.E. Gold Salmon Hook 2-6
TAIL: Fluorescent Pink Fishair or calftail
BODY: Pearlescent Diamond Braid
HACKLE: Fluorescent Pink
HEAD: Fluorescent Pink flat waxed Nylon
EYES: Silver Bead Chain
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KING ROGER
This fly was introduced to me by Roger Bargstedt in the mid-70's, although I adopted the basic theme with the materials below. Roger was a fisheries biologist with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and grew up fishing the Minnesota Steelhead streams. This fly has been a killer for Chinooks and also lake run Brown Trout.
SPECIES: ST, BT
SEASON: Fall
HOOK: T.D.E. Eagle Claw 1197 Nickel 2-8
TAIL: Chartreuse Fishair
BODY: 1/16" Mylar Prism Strips
WING: 6-8 strands White Fishair under 6-8 strands Silver Lureflash
THROAT: White Fishair sparse
HEAD: Fluorescent Fire Red Fishair
EYES: White Pearl Plastic Bead Chain
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SALMON RIVER HELLGRAMITE
A good October/November fly for steelhead and lake run browns. The hellgramite is found all along the Salmon River System.
SPECIES: ST, BT
SEASON: Fall, Winter, Spring
HOOK: Size 2-6 Mustad curved shank Accupoint Nymph hook
TAIL: 4 fibers Black Krystal Flash
THREAD: Black
BODY: Rear 2/3 Black Crystat Chenille, front 1/3 Red Estaz
HACKLE: Blacked palmer and then clipped
SHELL BACK: Black Diamond Braid or Swiss Straw
PINCERS: Optional Black Goose Biots
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ESTAZ WIGGLERS
The plastic chenille adds a little extra action to the fly body, along with the translucent appearance to make this wiggler appear alive.
SPECIES: ST, CS, BT
SEASON: Fall, Winter, Spring
HOOK: TUE Nickel or Gold Salmon size 4-6 or Teeny Nymph size 6-10
THREAD: To match body Danville 6/0
TAIL & SHELLBACK: Dyed squirrel tail to match body or Lureflash
BODY: personal choice of various colors of ESTAZ
HACKLE: Optional Furnace or Brown
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SPRING WIGGLER
A consistent fly introduced from the Midwest Steelhead fishery.
SPECIES: BT, CK, CS, ST
SEASON: All
HOOK: T.U.E. Salmon Hook sizes 2-12
TAIL: Red Squirrel
BODY: Various colors Chenille or Estaz
HACKLE: Brown or Furnace palmered
SHELLBACK: Red squirrel tail
THREAD: Burnt orange monocord
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DEMON KILLER
This is a combination pattern of the Copper Killer and the Copper Demon which has proven to be very effective on Sandy Creek Atlantics and Salmon River Steelhead.
SPECIES: AS, ST
SEASON: Summer, Fall
HOOK: TUE Salmon 2-8
TAG: Copper
BUTT: Fluorescent Chartreuse & Fluorescent Orange wool
BODY: Copper Diamond braid
HACKLE: Black
WING: Black squirrel or calftail
THREAD: Danville Fluorescent Fire Orange 6/0
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INDIAN SUMMER
Sandy Creek variation I found this slight variation most successful for Sandy Creek.
SPECIES: AS, ST
SEASON: Summer, Fall
HOOK: Salmon TUE size 2-6
THREAD: Danville Fluorescent Fire 6/0
TAG: Copper
BODY: Fluorescent Shell pink flat waxed nylon
RIBBING: Copper
HACKLE: Fluorescent Cerise
WING: Fluorescent orange caIftail
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INDIAN SUMMER
This pattern is an Idaho summer run Steelhead Fly adopted for Lake Ontario Atlantic Salmon.
SPECIES: AS, ST
SEASON: Summer, Fall
HOOK: Salmon TUE size 2-6
THREAD: Danville Fluorescent Fire 6/0
TAG: Copper
BODY: Fluorescent Fire Orange
RIBBING: Copper
HACKLE: Fluorescent Cerise
WING: Fluorescent pink calftail
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SALMON RIVER SUNSET
This fly is used effectively during low water periods. Tied sparse with a combination of two very effective colors, pink and purple, produce outstanding mobility and attention.
SPECIES: ST
SEASON: Fall, Spring
HOOK: Salmon TUE sizes 6-8
THREAD: Danville Fluorescent Fire Orange 6/0
TAIL: Fluorescent orange hackle fibers
BODY: Purple Frostbite
HACKLE: Palmered Fluorescent Cerise
WING: Orange squirrel tail
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LAKE EFFECT
A pattem based on nothing more than a wild imagination that has worked, and named after the storms the region is most famous for. Probably resembles emerging fry, white has emerged a successful color in most recent years.
SPECIES: ST, CS
SEASON: Fall, Winter
HOOK: Salmon TUE, Nickel finish, size 6
THREAD: Danville fluorescent white 6/0
TAIL: Purple Antron fibers
BODY: Pearl Diamond Braid
COLLAR: Opalescent Estaz
HACKLE: Purple collar
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SALMON RIVER STONEFLY
Stoneflies are very abundant on the Salmon River and this pattern using Estaz as a thorax or for the whole body has been effective because of the translucency and action of this material.
SPECIES: ST, BT, OK,
SEASON: ALL
3 Variations: Estaz, Dubbed, Plastic
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ESTAZ
HOOK: Daiichi curved shank
BODY: Nymph forms to provide shape. Rear 2/3 Crystal chenille either yellow, brown, or black
TAIL: Split Goose Biots to match body color
THORAX: Opalescent Estaz; yellow, brown, or black
SHELLBACK: Brown, copper or silver
THREAD: Burnt orange 3/0 monocord
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DUBBED
Same as Estaz pattern with the following changes.
BODY: Flyrite Polyscal Dubbing. Rear 2/3 Fluorescent yellow, rust brown, black or chocolate brown
RIBBING: Chartreuse, Rootbeer, Black or Copper Frostbite
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PLASTIC
Same as Estaz pattern with the following changes
BODY: Yellow, Rootbeer, or Black Frostbite
RIBBING: Matching Ostrich herl palmered
HACKLE: 3 turns of matching hackle through Thorax
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GOLDEN EDGE BRITE STONEFLY
SPECIES: ST, BT, CE
SEASON: All
HOOK: Daiichi curved shank Salmon hook 2-6
TAIL: Golden Yellow Goose Biots
BODY: Nymph form shape underbody of silver tinsel; overbody of Fl. Yellow Edgebrite
THROAT: Golden Estaz
SHELLBACK: Bronze Diamond Braid
THREAD: Burnt Orange Monocord
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Thanks for sharing HT.
Some great ideas in those patterns.
Many call for Eagle Claw 42 hook; I would use a Daiichi 1120 2x scud or similar instead.

If you went through my boxes, you'd find similar patterns to almost all that's listed, and only what has worked ever stays in. Not that I've caught that many,  jes sayin'..... Thanks for the list.

I didn't see any 1/0 hook recommendations.

well put 3fan you forgot the bogo grip though.

Yes Lucky you are correct Fran Verdoliva. He also published a book about Great Lakes Flies