Here's a pattern of mine that I use for a small red damsel fly.

The tail is pheasant tail fibres dyed red, the body is red floss (tied over the fibres) and the thorax is the but of the fibres wrapped. Hackle is furnace. I leave the wings off. Fish don't seem to mind, but if you wanted to tie some in, just tie in grizzle hackles along the back (for damsel) or two a side, spent, for a dragon. The wings might mess up casting though, but I've not tried them so I could be wrong.



- Jeff