Damselfly emergers?

in one spot i fish in nc, small largemouth bass jump from the water to
nail the damsels and dragons flitting about above the lily pads... we
see all colors of them, including red.

jeff

W. D. Grey wrote:

In article , Sierra fisher
writes

When the Damsel fly nymph sheds it's shuck, it first comes out in a tan
color with a hint of olive. As time goes on, they change color to
blue and
then to blue and black. While they are tan, there are numerous criples.
You can tie a tan body, with irregular wings from a grizzly saddle, and
catch a lot fo fish.


Very interesting. I''m of the opinion that you will get more success
fishing the nymph rather than the adult.

The adult, or an imitation of an adult isn't fished very often in the UK
- AFAIK

I think that most people would agree with you. In fact I think that the
best adult pattern is a "dead damsel" or cripple pattern. The fish are used
to seeing the adults a foot in the air, and only occasionally will leap for
them. Parachute pattens are pretty good "dead" patterns becasue it appears
the the wings are in disarray

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"W. D. Grey" wrote in message
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In article , Sierra fisher
writes
When the Damsel fly nymph sheds it's shuck, it first comes out in a tan
color with a hint of olive. As time goes on, they change color to blue
and
then to blue and black. While they are tan, there are numerous criples.
You can tie a tan body, with irregular wings from a grizzly saddle, and
catch a lot fo fish.

Very interesting. I''m of the opinion that you will get more success
fishing the nymph rather than the adult.

The adult, or an imitation of an adult isn't fished very often in the UK
- AFAIK
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

Hooked wrote:
Has anyone ever come across a pattern that would imitate when a
damselfly emerges from the nymph form to the adult stage? I've seen
plenty of nymph patterns and drowned (dead) adult patterns, but
nothing that would imitate the emergence. Or am I just missing
something?

Thanx in advance for any help.

Probably not, because the nymphs swim to shore (or any convenient object)
and climb out of the water to emerge. For the same reason, you don't find
patterns for emerging stoneflies, dobsonflies, isonychias, etc. The fish
never see the emergence.
--
Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

In article , Hooked
writes
Has anyone ever come across a pattern that would imitate when a damselfly
emerges from the nymph form to the adult stage? I've seen plenty of nymph
patterns and drowned (dead) adult patterns, but nothing that would imitate
the emergence. Or am I just missing something?

As far as I know, the nymph crawls ashore or up onto some vegetation to
transform to the adult stage. The "emerger" stage takes place out of the
water so you won't have to fish with an "emerger"

The damsel nymph is and excellent pattern simply because it will be
present in practically all still waters.

All you need is some olive chenille for the body, some olive marabou for
the tail, and I like to use brown partridge hackle for the legs. I don't
mess about with bead eyes and all those fancy accessories, and my
patterns catch fish OK. Use a large (say#10) hook - long shank. Some
lead wire tied under the body material will help.
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

In article , Hooked
writes
Has anyone ever come across a pattern that would imitate when a damselfly
emerges from the nymph form to the adult stage? I've seen plenty of nymph
patterns and drowned (dead) adult patterns, but nothing that would imitate
the emergence. Or am I just missing something?

As far as I know, the nymph crawls ashore or up onto some vegetation to
transform to the adult stage. The "emerger" stage takes place out of the
water so you won't have to fish with an "emerger"

The damsel nymph is and excellent pattern simply because it will be
present in practically all still waters.

All you need is some olive chenille for the body, some olive marabou for
the tail, and I like to use brown partridge hackle for the legs. I don't
mess about with bead eyes and all those fancy accessories, and my
patterns catch fish OK. Use a large (say#10) hook - long shank. Some
lead wire tied under the body material will help.
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

When the Damsel fly nymph sheds it's shuck, it first comes out in a tan
color with a hint of olive. As time goes on, they change color to blue and
then to blue and black. While they are tan, there are numerous criples.
You can tie a tan body, with irregular wings from a grizzly saddle, and
catch a lot fo fish.

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"Hooked" wrote in message
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Has anyone ever come across a pattern that would imitate when a damselfly
emerges from the nymph form to the adult stage? I've seen plenty of nymph
patterns and drowned (dead) adult patterns, but nothing that would imitate
the emergence. Or am I just missing something?

Thanx in advance for any help.