Ben Byng: Damsel Lite
Warm Water Patterns • 11m
This fly is great for the skinny damsel nymphs found in lakes in the Sierra Nevadas.
RECIPE:
Hook: Daiichi 1270 size 8
Thread: 8/0 Olive
Eyes: Mono
Tail: Jay Fair brown/olive marabou
Body: Jay Fair brown/olive marabou ribbed with chartreuce flashabou
Thorax: Jay Fair brown/olive long shuck
Wingcase: olive magic shell
Legs: Jay Fair brown/ olive shuck - trimmed.
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