NymphintermediateSoutheast & Carolinas
Hellgrammite
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Murray's Fly Shop
Matched on Southeast & Carolinas, nymph flies, trout. Appalachian trout and smallmouth source with long-running regional fly catalog depth.
Davidson River Outfitters
Matched on Southeast & Carolinas, nymph flies, trout. Southern Appalachian trout shop lead tied to the Davidson River and regional freestones.
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Hellgrammites are the apex invertebrate in Appalachian streams -- three inches of armored, mandible-wielding larva that looks like it was designed by someone who had never seen an insect but had strong opinions about medieval weaponry. Trout and smallmouth eat them with the enthusiasm reserved for a food that fights back. This pattern captures the dark, segmented body and the twitching rubber legs of the real thing, without the risk of being bitten by your bait. It fishes heavy and slow along the bottom where hellgrammites live, and the trout that eat it are invariably the largest ones in the pool.
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Where to Fish It
New River
WV · Freestone River
Cranberry River
WV · Mountain Freestone
Chattooga River
SC · Mountain Freestone
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