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Prince Nymph
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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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Doug Prince tied this in the 1940s and proved that you do not need to match anything specific to catch trout -- you just need to make something that looks generically edible and get it in front of a fish. The peacock herl body catches light like a disco ball for trout, the white goose biots provide contrast, and the gold rib adds a segmented flash that suggests 'important insect, must eat.' It works in mountain streams, tailwaters, and spring creeks because it exists in the Venn diagram overlap of every trout food source: 'small, dark, and in the water.'
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Where to Fish It
Watauga River
TN · Mountain Freestone
Cranberry River
WV · Mountain Freestone
Davidson River
NC · Mountain Freestone
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