This extremely animated nymph is excellent when stalking larger trout or even used as an attractor or searching pattern when nothing is going on in the surface.
Damsel nymph stalking bug pattern
- Hook: Mustad C67S # 8-10
- Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 Olive
- Tail: Fine olive marabou
- Underbody: Lead wire
- Wing case: Peacock herl
- Thorax: 2 olive CDC hackles
I may have to give this pattern a try. Lot of damsel flies where I fish for carp.