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Split Back Pheasant Tail
Split Back Pheasant Tail
The "split back" is a perfect imitation of a sulphur nymph before it hatches, and the split back is a core pattern to always carry on the South Holston and... Read more...
Sulphur Puff Daddy
Sulphur Puff Daddy
Learn to tie the Sulphur Puff Daddy, THE staple sulphur pattern on the South Holston and Watauga Rivers. Read more...
Stripper Midge Fly
Stripper Midge
Learn to tie the Stripper Midge, a staple midge pattern on the South Holston and Watauga Rivers. Read more...
Cicada Madness - A Book Review (...or Endorsement)
Cicada Madness - A Book Review (...or Endorsement)
A review of Dave Zielinski’s book Cicada Madness, and a reflection on the Brood XIV season. Read more...
It’s Time to Talk Cicadas
It’s Time to Talk Cicadas
It’s Time to Talk Cicadas Cicadas are one of the most misunderstood opportunities that I have observed in flyfishing. The same elusive evolutionary hatch pattern that is used to evade... Read more...