The March Fly Box

Black Caddis, a harbinger of spring,...are #16-20, and are found on
nearly all waters, and  fish love them....

 Jeff Wilkins photo
             mall St 

These Patterns will catch fish this month:

Small Streams


#16-20 Blue Winged Olive
#16-20 Adams or Adams Parachute
#16-18 Elk Wing Caddis Dun Wing Brown Body #18-20  Black Caddis #18 Henryville Special
#18-22 Blackfly Larva  /Blackfly Adult
#6-10, 14-18 Yellow Stone Nymph  #10-12 Brown Stone Nymph

#16-18 Early Black Stone Nymph
#14-18 Jeff's Yellow Cadillac Stone
#14-20 Pheasant tail (no bead & bead)    
#16-20 Copper John
Griffith's Gnat #20-24  
   Midges #20-24 Grizzly, Cream
#16-20 Black or Red Bead Head Copper John /Bob 
#18-20 Jeff's Superhair Mayfly Nymph
#16-20 Red Copper John/Bob   #18-20 Jeff's Copper Rojo 
 #12 Y2K mini

Delayed Harvest
&
Hatchery Supported Waters  

 Same#14 Jeff's White Maggot  #10 Y2K all colors 
Big Attractor Dry flies  #12-16 Wulffs, Humpies, etc. 
 #14-16 Bead Head Fresh Prince 
#14-16 Bead Head Banana 
#18-20 Jeff's Copper Rojo   #20 Zebra Midge  #20 Golden Hare
#16-20 Copper John /Bob all Colors 
#8-12 Conehead Black Krystal Bugger
#8-12 Bead Head Tri Color Bugger   
#10-12 Egg Patterns all colors
#10 San Juan Worms Brn, Red, etc.
#10 Pink Weenie or Jeff's Wacky Worm

Small Stream Hatch Chart
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   Bug Photo Gallery
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 Leader Chart
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   TN/VA Tailwaters

**Sulphurs apply to South Holston only and
can/do hatch at anytime and 16's and 18's are recommended,
virtually all  of the fall sulphur activity is the 1st 2 miles
below South Holston Dam.. 

#16 Jeff's Budding Sulphur Emerger
#16  Sulphur CDC Emerger  Jeff's Invaria Nymph #16
 #16 Sulph Comparadun
#16 CDC Sulphur Biot Comparadun
#20/22 Baetis Nymph  # 20/22 CDC Biot Comparadun
#20/22 Jeff's Budding Baetis Emerger (upper SoHo)
#16-18,20,22  Pheasant Tail Reg & Black  
#16 Yellow Soft Hackle   #16 Yellow Jeff's CDC Mess
#16 Black Split Case Nymph
#16-18 Little Black Stonefly (Smith R, Va, also
Watauga R., TN)
#16  Grannom Caddis (Watauga R) 
#18-20 Black Caddis (all R's, but especially the Wag')
#18-24 Adult Blackfly   #18-24 Jeff's Blackfly Larva Olive
#18 Cranefly   #18 Olive Scud   #18 Sowbug
#18 Tan Scud
#18-24 Midges  Gray , Black  #18-24 Midge Pupae, Olive, Black
#16-18 Jeff's Hunchback    #16-18 Hot Flash PT Nymph
#20 Henryville Special  #20 Copper John Red
#18-20 Copper John  #16-20 Pheasant Tail (no weight)
#16-20 Flashback Pheasant Tail (after a good rain)
#18-20 Jeff's Superhair Mayfly Nymph

 Tennessee Tailwaters Hatch Chart
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Largemouth Bass

   Fishing for large fish good

 JJ Special #2,4      
Clouser Minnow #2-1/0  Chartreuse/White
Gitzit or Tube Jig Fly #4 
Foxee Clouser size 2,4 
 

Bluegill

  Subsurface is where the action is,
 fish are still feeding strong but look for them
with subsurface stuff

 Conehead Bugger Black #12  JJ Special #12
Rubberleg Montana Nymph #10-12  
Olive Rubberlegs #10 Prince Rubberlegs #10
#10 Black Bead Head Wooly Worm
Black Ants #10-14  Small Poppers #10-12

**Rig of the Month :  Girdle bug /Dropper Rig
Black Girdlebug size 10  and a size 12 Bead Head Pheasant tail
dropper about 10" off the bend

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NC Coast

Albies are in!

Clouser Black /Gold #2, 2/0  (Redfish, Trout)
Clouser Minnow  Gray/White/Gold #2, 2/0
Weber's Rattle Shrimp Brown/Gold #1/0 (Reds)
1/2 n 1/2 Chart/White size #2/0 (great for Bonito)
Albaclouser #4, #2, #1/0 in Olive/White, Chartreuse/White
Chocklett's Gummy Minnow #2, #4 (Albacore)
Lefty's Deceiver #2, 2/0 in White, Chart/White, Red/White (all purpose)
Clouser Minnow #2, 2/0 in Chartreuse/White (catch all)

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Jeffrey Wilkins Fly Fishing
     3703 Windspray Court   Summerfield, NC 27358  (336) 644-7775   
       jeff@jeffreywilkinsflyfishing.com      www.jeffreywilkinsflyfishing.com