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This fly was desinged by Gary Borger and
probably is the only commercially available
adult damsel pattern that looks like the real
thing from a trout's perspective. Every other
damsel imitation is so bulky they only trick
pretty dumb fish.
Damselfly nymphs crawl into lakeside
vegetation and "hatch" into the adult form. The
newly emerged adults, called tenerals, a light
green color and are lacking in strength. Even a
slight breeze will send these tenerals into the
waiting jaws of knowing trout.
The adult, fully hardened damsels once again
are available to trout when they oviposit. Small
trout will often blast out of the lake to take
coupled damsels hovering above the water, but
the larger fish are waiting for much easier
pickings below the surface.
Many ovipositing damsels crawl underwater
down a sedge or reed to lay their eggs. During
heavy ovipositing trout will slither into thick
vegetation in search of damsels in distress.
Oblige them with your sunken adult braided butt
damsel!
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