Wednesday
Jul152009
New Zealand Damsel
| Hook: Size 12 curved pupae hook Thread: 8/0 Olive Tail: Olive Marabou Rib: Copper Wire Hackle: Black Hackle Wing: Olive Marabou |
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Tie in a small clump of Olive Marabou for the tail. |
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Tie in some Copper Wire, which will be used for ribbing later. |
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Tie in a black hackle by the tip. |
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Dub or tie in some more Olive Marabou and wrap forward to form the body. |
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Rib fly with about 6 turns of copper wire and then wrap hackle forward to hackle the body. |
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Tie in another clump of Olive Marabou and form a wing that is slightly longer than the body. |
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Whip finish and the fly is ready for those warm June days when the Damsel Nymphs are migrating to hatch. |











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