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Old 14-07-2008, 02:34 PM
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Not knowing how to upload pics, can anyone help me with identifying a damsel nymph pattern? Essentially it looks like a standard, run of the mill, green damsel nymph with marabou tail and monofilament eyes but there's a small blob of yellow ethafoam tied in directly above the thorax. It means the fly has almost neutral density and swims just under the surface when fished on a floating line and fluorocarbon leader. Most flies sink during the retrieve but these behave as close to the natural nymph as I've ever seen.
I had four of them but gave three away last week to anglers that weren't catching. Now I want to get some more but they aren't in the Fulling Mill catalogue which is where I thought I'd had them from!
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Old 16-07-2008, 01:33 PM
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If everything goes to plan I will now paste a picture of the mystery damsel. Any help finding a commercial tyer of this pattern would be appreciated.

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Old 16-07-2008, 01:34 PM
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Whooo hooo it worked! The wonders of technology.

Now, who can tell me where I can get some?
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Whooo hooo it worked! The wonders of technology.

Now, who can tell me where I can get some?
You could try HERE
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Old 16-07-2008, 05:28 PM
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Thanks I've ordered some. Now, for your next trick, do you know a commercial tier that would tie me some comp legal ones?
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Credit where credit is due. I now know the one I posted a picture of (and which worked so well for me last week) is a Fulling Mill pattern - their 'Damsel Suspender' pattern number 2328.
Thanks for everyone's help and to Arkle who is going to tie me some competition legal versions.
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Old 20-07-2008, 10:25 AM
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Just a quick note to post my thanks to Arkle. For a very reasonable price I now have a dozen comp legal versions of the pattern!
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