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Green Damsel
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:20 am
by nfrechet
Green Damsel
Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Olive
Tail - Olive marabou
Body - Olive antron yarn twisted into a rope
Throat - Mallard flank dyed green
Wing - Olive Marabou
Re: Green Damsel
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2022 1:21 pm
by letumgo
I'd like to try this on a couple ponds back home...
Mine won't be so pretty, but they should still be productive...
Re: Green Damsel
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2022 6:07 pm
by Roadkill
I love being in a float tube when they are headed to shore to emerge on the weed beds. Here is a simple 9672 #10 marabou pattern I use, and just tied two days ago for some fly box donations.
RIMG2579 by
William Lovelace, on Flickr
Re: Green Damsel
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:39 am
by nfrechet
kaufmann's marabou damsel
Re: Green Damsel
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2022 11:34 am
by Roadkill
Sometimes a Red Wire rib on the Kaufman's damsel makes a difference.
Re: Green Damsel
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2022 6:02 am
by Terrestrial12
Very nice! Tying a damsel built as a traditional wet fly is not something I've ever seen or considered. Very cool.
Re: Green Damsel
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:17 pm
by DOUGSDEN
Wow guys! Great looking stuff! I like them all! Keep it rolling fellows!
Dougsden
Re: Green Damsel
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:20 am
by tworod
For years I encountered this damsel fly on streams in the Midwest during the summer. It is an Ebony Jewel Wing.
At times they would be thick. I swing a Sheep Creek Special when i see dragon flies around so i put one on and the fish took it. That got the creative juices going and i first tied and fished this Sheep Creek variant and finally add flash with the last fly that I call a Swinging Damsel. The fish like the damsels.
Re: Green Damsel
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 4:32 pm
by letumgo
I love the nature inspired patterns and color schemes. I see similar damsels along our local streams.
Re: Green Damsel
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 7:32 pm
by Roadkill
This is my diving damsel adult I have posted before...
RIMG2581 by
William Lovelace, on Flickr