Smoky Mountain Near Nuff - Fly Tying Appalachian/Great Smoky Mountain Trout Patterns

This Great Smoky Mountain fly pattern was listed in Roger Lowe's seminal book and has been a popular and effective fly in the region since the 1970s. Not to be confused with Dave Whitlock's "Near Nuff" series which is famous for his crawdad pattern, this is a generic mayfly or attractor fly pattern.

Hook: #12-18 dry fly
Thread: Black
Tail: Stripped grizzly quill
Body: Stripped grizzly qill
Wing: Mallard flank, wood duck color
Hackle: Brown and grizzly dry fly hackle

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