Part 2 Filoplume Damsel
The Filoplume Damsel was developed by Gene Armstrong who worked at Kaufmann's; apparently he was a big proponent of incorporating filoplumes into patterns, especially effective in stillwaters. A little more involved than the Marabou, but still pretty basic and a nice looking fly.
hook - Tiemco 200R #10
thread - Danville 6/0 olive
tail/body - marabou
rib - copper wire x-small
thorax - filoplume/aftershaft
legs - hackle badger
head - peacock herl
we'll pick up at the abdomen since everything else was the same on the Marabou up to this point; stop marabou wraps at the 60% mark
tie in a badger saddle hackle tip-first
prepare a filoplume/aftershaft (happened to have an olive-dyed pheasant skin; gave the feather a nice color)
split thread, insert feather and spin bobbin to create feather "chenille" (just like Filoplume Mayfly)
moisten fingers, stroke fibers back while wrapping forward
tie off 2 hook eye widths back from eye, grab hackle
palmer hackle through thorax, tie off and trim
tie in peacock hackle
wind herl and tying thread together (for re-enforcement), whip finish, break out Sally again and you're done
Regards,
Scott
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