About the The Kicking Damsel Nymph Trout Fly

This damsel nymph is designed to simulate the movement of the natural, rather than being an out and out imitation. This is achieved by having all the weight at the front of the fly in the form of the eyes which, although disproportionate to the rest of the dressing, also act as an attractor, and the long slim tail. To fish this fly, I would use a leader of at least 12’ length and an absolute minimum of 5lb breaking strain. The method which I have found to work best for me, is to allow the fly to sink and retrieve it with a series of half a dozen 6” twitches with a three second rest. This gives the best representation of the sinuous swimming action of a damsel nymph.

Expert Tip:

One final very important point is always lay your rod off to the side when retrieving this fly as takes can be positively vicious. Very often the first sign of a take that you get is the rod tip slamming round, BE WARNED!

Creator of this trout fly: Chris Watson

Tier of this trout fly: Chris Watson

Country of origin for this trout fly: England

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

Dressings

• Hook : 10 - 16
• Thread : Olive 12/0
• Eyes : Green, extra small roots elite eyes
• Tai l: Golden olive marabou under olive crystal hair
• Headcase and wing buds : Olive crystal hair
• Body : Golden olive antron
• Hackle : Olive dyed partridge
• Head : Medium olive antron
• Head Cement : Roots tuff bond

Heavyweight wet fly