Damsel fly nymphs

[Flyandtie1]

idabelangler,
No thanks, I dont think I would spend that much time tying something like that to fish...

[jmeyerc]

idabelangler & Shaggy - these flies are beautiful -- thank you for sharing them. they do give you inspiration looking at them to try and copy them.
jeanne

[Rick Z]

I tie mine very thin and sparse. But I do that for most of my pheasant atail and hares ears also. The nymphs I see here are not fat like the flies in the bin.

The thinner ones work better for me than the thick ones in side by side comparisons.

Rick

[Extremely Low Budget FF]

I fish long and thin damselfly nymphs with caudal gills (aka tails) of peacock herl and eyes of beaded chain.

There a ponds that I have sampled for macroinvertebrates that have both damsel and dragonflies.

BUT I have also sampled a couple that have one or the other, not both!

When fishing dragonfly nymphs I have gotten some takes right by the bank in water just 3 inches deep by bass that followed the fly into the shallow. There's nothing like a take from a good sized bass when all you have is leader past the rod tip!

Ed

[ducksterman]

I've been wondering about the peacock herls for that....how's the durability?

Also thinking I'll get some small ostrich ...I like the looks of idabelangler's.....

[Extremely Low Budget FF]

Durability of herl caudal gills - Not so great!

But then again..... its back to the vise.

Ed