No 20. Braided damsell

Braided Damsell

Tying description

Hook: Kamsan B110 size 10

Thread: Olive

Eyes: 0.50 mm nylonmono that is burned on the ends. The eyes should be 3-4 mm wide

Tail: braided mono burned at one end. 

Before the melted plastic lump become solidi again flatten it between thumb and forefinger. 

To get the right shape you have to draw a little light in the braided mono so that the lump gets a bit stretched. 

Do not forget to moisten your fingers with a little saliva so you do not burn your fingertips.

Then you cut the shape of the tail with a sharp pair of scissors and color it with olive waterproof marker.

Thorax cover and wing buds: 4mm olive-body stretch.

Thorax: 3mm or 3.2 mm brass goldhead closest to the eyes, and then a few laps Olive Medium Crystal hackle.

Head. The eyes pupils is then painted black with a markerpen and then covered with UV resin.

Good luck and enjoy 

No 16. Olive Crystal Bugger.

This is a realy good pattern för rainbow troute. It imitates damsell nymphs and it works realy well when the trouts are a little picky in their choise of food.

Material list
Hook: Kamasan B 175 size 8-10
Head: 3,2 or 3,8 gold head. Brass or tungsten.
Thread: Olive
Tail: Wolly bugger marabou olive.
Body: Olive medium Crystal Hackle from Flybox.co.uk
Legs: 2 strands of Wapsi sili legs in color sand/orange
Fronthackle. Two turns of olive medium  Crystal hackle