Fly of the Week: Ausable Bomber

Fly of the Week: Ausable Bomber

The flies of legendary fly tyer and fly shop owner Fran Betters are a fixture of Adirondack rivers. From his longtime fly shop in Wilmington, New York, along the banks of the West Branch of the Ausable River, Betters crafted patterns that are still used throughout the region and around the world wherever mountain rivers cascade toward the valleys below. Betters broke from the traditional Catskill dry-flies, which typically featured thin bodies, …