JOE DIPIETRO
As Joe DiPietro grew up in central-Illinois and
central-Florida, he fished every
pond, river,
lake, swamp, canal, grassflat and mudhole he
could manage to find. From his earliest childhood
memory of trout fishing a small prairie pond, all
of Joe’s life has included fishing. During college
at USF in Tampa, Joe rediscovered his love for fly-
fishing, which he’d first found bream fishing as
a kid. As soon Joe earned his degree, he quickly
relocated to Southern Appalachia. Today, not much
is different. Everything Joe does, both for fun and
for a living, involves fishing in some aspect. Joe is
a fly-fishing guide for Blue Ridge Fly fishing, on
the Toccoa River, near Blue Ridge, Ga.
Dipietro’s Hobo Mayfly
Emerger
Sizes: 14 - 20
CDPJP1001
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