Identify this pond bug

[Scott V]

Don't knock em til you try em.

MN

I'll try 'em, throw some my way.

On a side note, how is work holding up Mike. I am assuming you are as slow as we are.

[mike N]

SV,

I would send some to you if I were still tying any flies. I might have a few in my boxes, but there aren't many left.

Work is still steady for us. I guess that is a benefit of being on a bunch of teams. I know of a bunch of Archs that don't have such good fortune, though.

MN

[jburge]

Here is an effective style of tie for the damsel hatch. Play with the colors to match local conditions.

Mike,

Nice looking pattern. Can you point me to a recipe? Thanks!

John

[mike N]

I don't think the instructions are on line any more. But here is how I used to tie it.

front hook TMC 105 size 10
tail hook Targus 101 size 14

Tail hook:
Marabou tail
dubbed abdomen
trim hook in vice to desired length after tying.
make a bunch of these at one time.

Front hook:
Tie in a piece of 6 or 8# maxima as a hinge for the tail hook.
Slide pre-tied tail onto maxima, pull maxima over towards shank and secure.
Burn 10# maxima ultra green to desired size to make burned eyes. I think I used to use about 3/4" or so. I also made a bunch of these at one time.
Tie in eyes.
Tie in a piece of colored foam at the bend of hook, leave it hanging towards the tail hook until later.
Tie in a little marabou as gills just in front of the foam, I don't always use this step.
Dub the body of the front hook to a little behind the eyes.
Tie in legs just in front of dubbed body. I think I used either a hen saddle or one of the little feathers from a duck or pheasant wing elbow, there are lots of options. You can tie the legs in several different ways; wrapping it like a soft hackle and pulling half to one side and haft to the other is probably easiest. I guess it all depends on the look you want.
Pull the foam over the body and legs and tie off just behind the eyes and infront of legs.
Dub a small head over the eyes.
Tie off thread in front of dubbed head.

I use head cement throughout the tie, but didn't refer to it above.

That's it.

Instead of foam you can use turkey quill or something else for the wing case. I just used the foam to make the fly neutrally boyant.

I hope that helps.

MN

[jburge]

I don't think the instructions are on line any more. But here is how I used to tie it.

Thanks, Mike!

John

[Adam Grace]

Mike those look nice

[1flyfisher]

I saw a RED adult damsel at davis lake last year. It looked really cool with the red and black. I'd never seen a red one before @ davis.

They come in all sorts of different colors in different areas around the U.S. and the globe. There are all sorts of different damsels sub species.
I have seen tiny neon green damsel nymphs like the OP's pic in davis lake.

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/d...dfly/index.htm

http://www.cirrusimage.com/damselfly.htm

[FRSam]

Here is an effective style of tie for the damsel hatch. Play with the colors to match local conditions.

MN

Hey Mike...Your damsel tie is a killer. You sent me some from another board (your fish nazi days) several years ago for use at Lake Davis and they knocked them dead. I still tie your fly and always have some in the box.

Pete