Wendouree Damsel
When damsel nymphs are migrating to hatch, this fly can be used on its own as an imitative pattern with a bit of fancy “look at me!” going on. The Wendouree Damsel also works well as an anchoring point fly with a team of traditional wet flies, soft hackles or nymphs. Or it can be used as a middle fly in a team of larger pulling flies.
Materials
- Hook – Ahrex barbless wet fly hook or similar, size 12
- Bead – 3mm straight copper
- Tail – Light olive Marabou
- Body – Olive Laser dub or Spectra Dubbing No 39
- Front hackle – Olive CDC
Tying Instructions
- Place bead on hook.
- Tie in a small bunch of olive Marabou for the tail, breaking of approximately 20mm long.
- Then tightly dub in a slim body.
- Use a hackle clip to cut the CDC hackles from the feather, which are then made into a dubbing rope using a dubbing spinner.
- Wind in the front CDC collar directly behind the copper bead, then and whip finish.
