damselfly fishing methods/ patterns

hi all i have had a frustrating time at our local dam with 2kg plus fish
hitting damsels and dragonflies as they hover just above the surface any
suggestions on how to tackle this would be greatly appreciated i have only
managed one fish so far and that was after i had given up on dries and tied
on a green and yellow soft hackle on and that was the only hit on that fly
for 2 days

tony weall typed:
hi all i have had a frustrating time at our local dam with 2kg plus
fish hitting damsels and dragonflies as they hover just above the
surface any suggestions on how to tackle this would be greatly
appreciated i have only managed one fish so far and that was after i
had given up on dries and tied on a green and yellow soft hackle on
and that was the only hit on that fly for 2 days

Try this one, Tony:
http://gula.org/roffswaps/detail.php?page=FS2004&id=1
If the damsels are out, it fishes well. Just fish it like a slow
streamer.
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TL,
Tim
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"Tim J." wrote in message
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Try this one, Tony:
http://gula.org/roffswaps/detail.php?page=FS2004&id=1

However, Tony specifically wrote:
fish hitting damsels and dragonflies as they hover just above the
surface

A nymph isn't going to do it...

All I can think of is trying to dap an adult imitation. Mike Connor posted
about something like this a long time ago - long rod, long leader, dangle
the fly just above the surface. More like marionetting than fishing...
I've never tried that, but I've thought about it when the bass are hitting
hovering damsels.

Stan Gula typed:
"Tim J." wrote in message
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Try this one, Tony:
http://gula.org/roffswaps/detail.php?page=FS2004&id=1

However, Tony specifically wrote:
fish hitting damsels and dragonflies as they hover just above the
surface

A nymph isn't going to do it...

Maybe not, but maybe so - certainly might be worth a try in any case. I've
seen plenty of times when fish were rising to dries (of any sort) but still
taking emergers and nymphs.

All I can think of is trying to dap an adult imitation. Mike Connor
posted about something like this a long time ago - long rod, long
leader, dangle the fly just above the surface. More like
marionetting than fishing... I've never tried that, but I've thought
about it when the bass are hitting hovering damsels.

That's almost more unethical than nymphing. ;-)
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TL,
Tim
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"Stan Gula" wrote in message
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However, Tony specifically wrote:
fish hitting damsels and dragonflies as they hover just above the
surface

A nymph isn't going to do it...

All I can think of is trying to dap an adult imitation. Mike Connor
posted about something like this a long time ago - long rod, long leader,
dangle the fly just above the surface. More like marionetting than
fishing... I've never tried that, but I've thought about it when the bass
are hitting hovering damsels.
Reminds me of an old Ed Zern story:
After seeing a huge Brown take butterfly that had been hovering above the
stream, he was determined to devise a way to get it on a dry. The take had
been midstream on a creek that was just large enough for the holding spot to
be out of reach for dapping. He tied up what he felt was a reasonable
butterfly imitation. and then stood on one bank while a friend stood
oppposite him on the other. He cast the fly over to his friend who also tied
on to the fly. They then proceeded to "dance" the fly, that was suspended
between them, over the hold of the huge Brown. IIRC the punchline was that
it would have been just as successful if he had trolled the fly behind a 5th
Ave. bus. The visualization of the circus that would have occured if the
fish had taken brought me a grin.

Bob Weinberger

Bob Weinberger wrote:

Reminds me of an old Ed Zern story:
After seeing a huge Brown take butterfly that had been hovering above the
stream, he was determined to devise a way to get it on a dry. The take had
been midstream on a creek that was just large enough for the holding spot to
be out of reach for dapping. He tied up what he felt was a reasonable
butterfly imitation. and then stood on one bank while a friend stood
oppposite him on the other. He cast the fly over to his friend who also tied
on to the fly. They then proceeded to "dance" the fly, that was suspended
between them, over the hold of the huge Brown. IIRC the punchline was that
it would have been just as successful if he had trolled the fly behind a 5th
Ave. bus. The visualization of the circus that would have occured if the
fish had taken brought me a grin.

IIRC, there's a variation of that one in Traver's writing as well.
Supposedly two of his buddies figured that was the secret to fishing a
particular body of water (a tree-lined beaver pond, I believe).

In Traver's story, when they got a fish on, one would reel while the
other fed slack line until the fish was landed and the lines untied.
(They had tied one line to the other, IIRC.)


Chuck Vance

gday all i tried various nymphs but no go so last night i tied a hamfisted
damsellfly fly at a mates place,
with a bit of blue thong,blue raffia,dearhair head and a couple of strands
of arctic fox for a wing,
and bugger me third cast and it was snaffled by a nice rainbow it buried me
in the weeds and thru the hook but hey thats not important!
i posted a pic of my blue wonder but my pic posting skills leaves a lot to
be desired it came out like a godzillas damselfly
thanks for all the help fellas
"Tim J." wrote in message
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tony weall typed:
hi all i have had a frustrating time at our local dam with 2kg plus
fish hitting damsels and dragonflies as they hover just above the
surface any suggestions on how to tackle this would be greatly
appreciated i have only managed one fish so far and that was after i
had given up on dries and tied on a green and yellow soft hackle on
and that was the only hit on that fly for 2 days

Try this one, Tony:
http://gula.org/roffswaps/detail.php?page=FS2004&id=1
If the damsels are out, it fishes well. Just fish it like a slow streamer.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj/