Green Damsel

[Wes]

i fished these a bit in idaho for trout with sporadic result. many more damsel flies in kansas so i thought i'd try some here as soon as the hockey rinks thaw and damsels are active. +9F in haysville tonight.

Adult Green Damsel



http://www.flypatternbook.net/blued.htm

[ducksterman]

We have a lot of blue ones...

[Wes]

yep we have blue ones but nobody ever shows a green one. besides i couldn't find my blue yarn!

[mnklagoon]

Wes,
I'm thinking those would be awesome on some Mississippi Largemouth Bass!

[greenlantern]

I need some tips on that blue damsel. I have a spot where are thousands of those all summer, and they give all of our finny friends a very fine buffet.

[ducksterman]

I need some tips on that blue damsel. I have a spot where are thousands of those all summer, and they give all of our finny friends a very fine buffet.

Well, one tip I would give you is ...you see the foam under the thorax...and Wes did it too...that gives a much better chance of the fly landing upright...also note we are using furled extended bodies...make the body to the length that matches your local damsels.

[Bass_Bug]

I tie and use damsels and dragons a lot. I've done the extended furled bodies quite a few times but I like this material best for damsels, especially the smaller ones. http://www.jsflyfishing.com/cgi-bin/...ody-Braid.html

Bigger dragons usually always get a FEB 'tail'.

I also like using a foam back, but over a dubbed abdomen (blue yarn chopped in a coffee grinder), or an abdomen of a few wraps of blue chenille.

[quivira kid]

Nice! I have had tremendous luck with a damsel nymph fly around here... You won't be disappointed.