Fly Tyer Spotlight – Bob Stephan

Spotlight on East Tennessee Fly Tyer – Bob Stephan In this post, we shine the spotlight on East Tennessee Fly Tyer and current Clinch River Chapter of Trout Unlimited president Bob Stephan. Bob is a long-time resident of Norris, TN, and regularly demonstrates...

The Woolly Bugger by Dennis Stead

The Woolly Bugger by Dennis Stead The Woolly Bugger is a fly that I consider a favorite in my fly box. As a streamer, it works great imitating a minnow or crayfish. In this blog post, Dennis Stead presents his version of the Woolly Bugger, except with a twist. Woolly...

The Sawyer Nymph

The Sawyer Nymph Introduction Competent angler and naturalist Oliver Kite describes the Sawyer Nymph as one of the most effective nymph fly patterns ever devised (Sutcliffe, T.). The Sawyer Nymph, when finished has a pronounced thorax suggesting a bulging wing case...