About the Blue Flash Beadie Damsel Trout Fly

The Blue Flash Beadie Damsel is becoming one of the most popular small still water lures in the UK and Europe. The damselfly nymph comes into its own in summer months when main feeding occurs. Try the edges of weedbeds for Trout patrolling close in for this food. In summer months when the mass migration of Damselfly nymphs occurs, use a Floating Line and long leader with a slow figure of eight retrieve or a series of short twitches. The rest of the year can produce using an intermediate or Sinking Line with a varied rate of retrieve.

Expert Tip:

Retrieve at moderate pace with short jerky action to activate tail especially in the vicinity of weed which is just under the surface and adjacent to bank side reeds. I hope that you will agree that the glass beads produce a very translucent and realistic effect. John Smith 2007

Country of origin for this trout fly: England

This trout fly is designed to be fished on Dams & Reservoirs, Rivers & Streams, Still Water fish

Dressings

• Hook: 10 and 12
• Thread : Olive
• Eyes : Green glass beads on monofilament
• Thorax cover : Mottle green Thin Skin
• Underbody/Thorax : Small amount of lead wire
• Body : Green glass beads
• Thorax : Olive green ostrich herl
• Tail : Green marabou with 2/3 strands of refections blue tinsel

Attach olive thread at eye of hook and secure eyes. Apply lead wire and use thread to build up thorax area to prevent body beads encroaching; fasten and remove thread Locater body beads onto hook Attach thread at rear of body and secure marabuo and tinsel;fasten and remove thread Attach brown thread at thorax and secure thread cover pointing to rear. Secure ostrich herl and form thorax. Secure partridge hackle and form legs with one turn. Bring forward thorax cover and secure behind eyes; remove excess Varnish exposed thread