Dry FlybeginnerSoutheast & Carolinas
Mr. Rapidan
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Available Sizes#12 - #16
Color Variations
Yellow/GrizzlyOlive/Grizzly
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Regional shopStrong match
Murray's Fly Shop
Matched on Southeast & Carolinas, dry flies, trout. Appalachian trout and smallmouth source with long-running regional fly catalog depth.
Southeast & Carolinasdry fliestrout
Visit sourceRegional shopStrong match
Davidson River Outfitters
Matched on Southeast & Carolinas, dry flies, trout. Southern Appalachian trout shop lead tied to the Davidson River and regional freestones.
Southeast & Carolinasdry fliestrout
Visit sourceBroad sourceStrong match
Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on dry flies, trout, nymph. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
dry fliestroutnymph
Visit sourceBroad sourceStrong match
Big Y Fly Co.
Matched on dry flies, trout, nymph. Broad by-type catalog useful for common benchmark patterns and inexpensive backups.
dry fliestroutnymph
Visit sourceRegional shopStrong match
Dette Flies
Matched on dry flies, trout, dry. Catskill lineage fly shop with deep dry-fly, wet-fly, and Northeast trout relevance.
dry fliestroutdry
Visit sourceHarry Murray designed this fly specifically for the native brook trout of Virginia's Rapidan River in Shenandoah National Park -- the same stream where Herbert Hoover built a presidential fishing retreat, which tells you everything about the quality of the water. The Mr. Rapidan is an attractor pattern that does not imitate any specific insect but instead appeals to the brook trout's natural aggression and curiosity. The yellow body and white wing are visible in the dappled light of rhododendron canopy, and the grizzly hackle floats it through the tiny plunge pools where wild brookies wait. It is a Virginia original, and it works nowhere better than where it was born.
Quick Facts
TypeDry Fly
Difficultybeginner
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall
Target SpeciesBrook Trout, Rainbow Trout
Sizes#12 - #16
Best LocationsRapidan River, VA; Shenandoah National Park, VA
Where to Fish It
Rapidan River
VA · Mountain Freestone
Shenandoah National Park
VA · Mountain Freestone
Map unavailable. Locations for Mr. Rapidan: Rapidan River, VA; Shenandoah National Park, VA
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