Damselfly Instructions? (River Road Cutters)

[MajBob]

I would like to tie-up a few damselflies using craft foam and the River Road Creations cutters. Can anyone point me toward step-by-step instructions for these? I would be most appreciative.

Thanks!
Bob Hendry

[ScottP]

Bob,

Not specific to the River Road cutter form, but this might work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlZZu7NC2lM

By the way, welcome to the board.

Regards,
Scott

[ducksterman]

I imagine you saw this on the River Road Creations website.

"Simply tie in your favorite wing material with the tail of the body at the bend of the hook, dub a thorax, pull the body over, and tie down behind the head. It's that easy. "

[MajBob]

Thank you - exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks for the welcome.

Cheers,
Bob Hendry

[ducksterman]

Anybody think this fly will land upside down?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlZZu7NC2lM

[Silver Creek]

I suggest the pattern below rather than foam patterns for the reason below. Damsels get blown into the waters and drown. They go under water to lay their eggs and trout frequently take them under the surface. Foam limits the ability to imitate this phase of the damsel's life.

Borger Damsel

"One question that I/we often get about this fly (inspired by a pattern that my father saw in New Zealand back in the 1980s) is, ?Why don?t you use foam for the post, it floats better?? The answer is based on years of observing damselfly hatches and is fairly simple: because sometimes we want the fly to sink. If that sounds odd, keep in mind that ?dry flies? (or perhaps more accurately ?dry insects?) sometimes aren?t so dry?."

The video below shows how damsels are vulnerable when they are under the water and how they get trapped in the film. A foam damsel pattern can't get that trapped in the film appearance.

Egg Laying Damsel Video