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Damselfly Nymph
How do you tie a Damselfly Nymph?
Damselfly Nymph is a nymph fly pattern for bass, panfish. Find its 6 materials and 11 tying steps below.
The Damselfly Nymph is a versatile fly pattern designed to imitate the nymph stage of a damselfly. It is effective for targeting bass and panfish in still waters.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- bass, panfish
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At the vise
Materials
- Gamakatsu B10S
- Thread (70 Denier), Olive
- Bead Chain Eyes, Small, Silver
- Lead Wire, .015"
- Olive Marabou
- Ice Dub, Olive
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Tying instructions
Place the hook in the vise.
Wrap lead wire around the shank for weight.
Create a thread base extending along the front 1/3 of the hook shank.
Secure bead chain along the top of the shank with cross wraps.
Extend thread base to the bend of the hook.
Tie in a clump of marabou extending ~1.5 shank lengths beyond the bend.
Dub an even abdomen extending from the bend to the rear of the bead chain eyes.
Dub forward over the bead chain eyes with cross wraps creating a bulkier head extending to the rear of the hook eye.
Pull pheasant tail fibers forward and secure with thread.
Whip finish and treat pheasant tail wing case with UV resin.
Darken bead chain eyes with a Sharpie to finish.