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Sorta Damsel

My current project is the damsel fly. I've read so much about them lately, that I'm starting to feel like an entomologist!
This is just a trial, which proved several points to me:
1. Dub with marabou (thanks Tooty)
2. Apply the legs differently.
3. Keep the body sparse, not chunky.

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Comment by dick tabbert on October 3, 2013 at 1:44pm: Ya David get back up north here we can drill holes together then you'll know a little better of what cold is encase you forgot.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 3, 2013 at 1:31pm: You mean, I gotta go fishing when its COLD??!!

Aaaaaaah!

Comment by Allen Morgan on October 3, 2013 at 12:57pm: Only one way to tell, David. Gotta wait for the Cold-Water season, just like me.....

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 3, 2013 at 12:39pm: Excellent, Dick! Go with, Leo's help.

(I can think of a few ways to do it, but Leo probably knows far easier ways than me.)

TONY: I think you're right, particularly where bluegills are concerned. It is easy to forget when prowling fly tying websites that unless otherwise mentioned, most flies are created for trout. These guys seem to be more focused or selective, if you will, and their diet strikes me as more seasonal.

Bluegill are more often schooling and competitive - on top of being opportunistic. Add to that the fact that where I live, we get no hard freeze and the warm season is maybe 8 months long. Aquatic insects are probably a feature through most of the year. I'm thinking even a badly tied damsel nymph like mine will probably appeal to the local gills, bass perch,etc...

Comment by Leo Nguyen on October 3, 2013 at 11:21am: OOOooooo!! Dick, let me know if you need help shrinking those photos down for the recipe! I'm hungry!!

Comment by dick tabbert on October 3, 2013 at 11:17am: David I have the recipe done for the RRT Pond Dragonfly Nymph. It is 17 pages of pictures with step by step but don't know how to put them on the site. I site says I can do 5megabites of data. So when I get this figured out I'll get it on there for you and a few others that wanted it posted.

Comment by Tony Livingston on October 3, 2013 at 11:12am: I believe most fish are at least somewhat opportunistic. Certainly, there are times and conditions that impact what and how they feed, but passing up an easy meal is tough.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 3, 2013 at 11:09am: Mike,

the tail is long - I was following others that I've seen. Shorten it then, for the nymph pattern?

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 3, 2013 at 11:03am: Tooty,

I read a study from SD that showed the stomach contents of various game fish. Every fish in the study was full of dragon and damsel nymphs! The list of fish was the full catalogue:

Bass - lg and sm

Crappie

Bluegill

Pike

Walleye

Yep, even walleye were in the weeds feeding on the nymphs. So, like Mike suggests, all fish eat them.

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on October 3, 2013 at 10:38am: Don't know if crappie eat Damsels or not but I have seen Bass attack em several times .......