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Green Damsel

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Olive

Tail - Olive marabou

Body - Olive antron yarn twisted into a rope

Throat - Mallard flank dyed green

Wing - Olive Marabou

I'd like to try this on a couple ponds back home...

Mine won't be so pretty, but they should still be productive...

I love being in a float tube when they are headed to shore to emerge on the weed beds. Here is a simple 9672 #10 marabou pattern I use, and just tied two days ago for some fly box donations.

RIMG2579 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

kaufmann's marabou damsel

Sometimes a Red Wire rib on the Kaufman's damsel makes a difference.

Very nice! Tying a damsel built as a traditional wet fly is not something I've ever seen or considered. Very cool.

Wow guys! Great looking stuff! I like them all! Keep it rolling fellows!
Dougsden

For years I encountered this damsel fly on streams in the Midwest during the summer. It is an Ebony Jewel Wing.

At times they would be thick. I swing a Sheep Creek Special when i see dragon flies around so i put one on and the fish took it. That got the creative juices going and i first tied and fished this Sheep Creek variant and finally add flash with the last fly that I call a Swinging Damsel. The fish like the damsels.

I love the nature inspired patterns and color schemes. I see similar damsels along our local streams.

This is my diving damsel adult I have posted before...

RIMG2581 by William Lovelace, on Flickr