The September Fly Box

Blackflies are a common insect on lots of waters so have some #20-24 flies
  Ignore them and you've missed a dry fly opportunity

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 Jeff Wilkins photo 8-28-2010
             mall St 

These Patterns will catch fish this month:

Small Streams


#20-24 Blue Winged Olive
#20-24 Adams or Adams Parachute #16 Yellow Stone Dry or Stimulator
#16-18 Elk Wing Caddis Dun Wing Brown Body #18-20  Black Caddis #20 Henryville Special
#18-24 Blackfly Larva  /Blackfly Adult
#6-10, 16-18 Yellow Stone Nymph  #10-12 Brown Stone Nymph  #18 Cranefly

#16-18 Early Black Stone Nymph
#16-18 Jeff's Yellow Cadillac Stone
#18-20 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.. 

#16,18 Cranefly  #16,18 Jeff's Budding Sulphur Emerger
#16,18  Sulphur CDC Emerger  Jeff's Invaria Nymph #16,18
 #16,18 Sulph Comparadun
#16,18 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  
#16,18 Yellow Soft Hackle   #16,18 Yellow Jeff's CDC Mess
#16,18 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

Poppers , Poppers, Poppers sizes 2-6   JJ Special #2,4      
Clouser Minnow #2-1/0  Chartreuse/White
Gitzit or Tube Jig Fly #4 
Foxee Clouser size 2,4 
 

Bluegill

  Surface is where the action is,
 fish are feeding strong and look for them
with surface stuff too and especially early and late

 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 :  Popper /Dropper Rig
  Bluegill Popper size 10  and a size 12 Black Ant or Black Ant Wet
dropper about 12-18" off the bend

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NC Coast

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
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