SMITHERMAN’S DRAGGIN’ NYMPH

AN EFFECTIVE DRAGONFLY NYMPH FOR BASS, TROUT, AND CARP

CHARLIE CRAVEN

JOSH SMITHERMAN IS A 28-YEAR-OLD HUSBAND, FATHER OF A TODDLER WITH ANOTHER CHILD ON THE WAY, AND A LIFELONG FISHERMAN. HE STARTED TYING FLIES IN HIGH SCHOOL AND QUICKLY BECAME VERY GOOD AT IT. HE SPENT A FEW YEARS GUIDING FOR LIVING WATERS FLY SHOP IN ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, BEFORE BECOMING A HOME BUILDER IN 2020. JOSH AND HIS WIFE JESIKA HAVE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WEST AND TO MANY SALTWATER FISHING DESTINATIONS IN THEIR PURSUIT OF ANGLING NIRVANA. IN THE COURSE OF THESE TRAVELS, SMITHERMAN HAS COME UP WITH A BUNCH OF REALLY GREAT FLY PATTERNS. SINCE HE’S FROM THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY, HIS FIRST LOVE WAS, OF COURSE, BASS FISHING FOR HUNGRY FISH IN CLEAR WATER, AND MANY OF HIS PATTERNS REFLECT THIS PREFERENCE, BUT LIKE ALL TRULY…

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Fly Fisherman (Digital) - 1 Issue, June/July 2023

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