small damselfly

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hey guys, Here is a pattern I put up on the warm water board, that I though I would share here.
We seem to get really small adult damselflies at my local lake so in order to duplicate them I decided to try something.
Here is what I came up with.


RECIPE:
HOOK:TIEMCO NYMPH(BARBLESS USED)#10
THREAD:BLACK 8/0
BODY:white dacron fly-line backing colored blue then put black stripes on.(with a sharpie)
TAIL:same as body, except burn the end of the backing to keep it from fraying.
WINGS:Sparkle emerger yarn, TAN
WINGCASE:TAN FOAM, pulled over.

Treat it with floatant and it works great.

Hope you like it!!

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Chris,

Nice damselfly! Is the lake you mention the one near Carmel valley?

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The lake I speak of is a pay to play (fly club) small lake in san juan bautista.

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Not fimilar with that one. Lately I have been fishing at Steven Creek Reserviour. Sorry for the hijack.

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I don’t mind!

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Chris, the idea is very good, the only thing i would change is the body material for some kind of dubbing and would make wings a little longer :smiley: :smiley:

CC

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Technically speaking, should a damsel fly adult be tied with the wings swept back and the dragon fly with the wings horizontal?

Are all spents horizontal?

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Chris:

Nice fly!

You do realize that Hareline Dubbing makes Damsel Fly body material; already colored blue; already striped. It appears to be braided mono and should fit the bill and save you some time.

I use it and have been pleased with the results.

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I have seen that stuff, looks great.
Will get some soon.
I just needed a pattern in a pinch and I came up with the idea of coloring backing.

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Try using CDC for the wings

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I do have some cdc… Might have to try that idea.
maybe I’ll post a picture of it depending on how it turns out.:wink: