3AUSABLE BOMBER
AUSABLE BOMBER
Hook: 2X-long dryfly hook, size 4.
Thread: Size 8/0 (70 denier).
Tail: Deer hair.
Body: Rabbit dubbing.
Hackle: Dry fly hackle.
Wing: Goat hair.
Fran Betters is a legend among the anglers who fish New York’s Ausable River. He owned a fly shop for many years;it was a mandatory stop for visitors seeking the latest fishing report. Fran’s flies are simple to tie—they are even a little crude—but boy, do they catch fish! His Bomber, not to be confused with the Bomber designed for catching Atlantic salmon, is a great attractor pattern when you want to fish a dry fl y yet nothing is hatching; use it in place of the more complicated Royal Wulff.
