Damselfly Nymph
The Damselfly is probably the best know insect on lakes there is. They exist in huge
quantities in many lakes and slow moving streams. The insects have a preference for
vegetation with long stems. That's where they hide to catch the food they eat. They eat
mayfly nymphs, scuds and midge larvae and pupae. Trout, bass and all types of panfish
feed on them.
Fish eat the nymphs throughout the season but the best time to catch them on the
damselfly nymph imitation is when they begin to hatch. When the nymphs begin to hatch
into an adult they swim to the shore beneath the surface of the water. They usually swim
within a few inches of the surface, not in the deeper water.
Nymph Presentation:
During a hatch you want to imitate the nymphs swimming to the shoreline just underneath
the surface. This is best done with a floating fly line cast from the shore. Other times of
the year you want to work the nymphs in and around the shoreline vegetation. In some
cases you may be able to work it over submerged weed beds or grass beds.
It doesn't hurt to add some action to the fly by slowing stripping it in with twitches of the
line. A slight flicker of the tip of the rod also seems to help add a swimming action to the
fly. The "Perfect Fly" Damselfly Nymph has a lot of built-in action but it may help to add to
it during the retrieve.
The Damselfly is probably the best know insect on lakes there is. They exist in huge
quantities in many lakes and slow moving streams. The insects have a preference for
vegetation with long stems. That's where they hide to catch the food they eat. They eat
mayfly nymphs, scuds and midge larvae and pupae. Trout, bass and all types of panfish
feed on them.
Fish eat the nymphs throughout the season but the best time to catch them on the
damselfly nymph imitation is when they begin to hatch. When the nymphs begin to hatch
into an adult they swim to the shore beneath the surface of the water. They usually swim
within a few inches of the surface, not in the deeper water.
Nymph Presentation:
During a hatch you want to imitate the nymphs swimming to the shoreline just underneath
the surface. This is best done with a floating fly line cast from the shore. Other times of
the year you want to work the nymphs in and around the shoreline vegetation. In some
cases you may be able to work it over submerged weed beds or grass beds.
It doesn't hurt to add some action to the fly by slowing stripping it in with twitches of the
line. A slight flicker of the tip of the rod also seems to help add a swimming action to the
fly. The "Perfect Fly" Damselfly Nymph has a lot of built-in action but it may help to add to
it during the retrieve.
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