Tony and all I've had a lot of success with Tony's One Plume Damsel. Strip, strip, pause--------, then set hook!
I've had a lot of good fishing with it. Ed At 01:21 PM 3/4/02, you wrote: >I did not get in on this the other day but here is >a quick and effective fly. >The One Plume Damsel >Hook: 3x long Streamer hook, Sz 8-14 >Thread: To match Marabou color >Tail: Marabou >Body: Marabou >Wing : Marabou >Colors: Olive, Brown, Black, Purple, Orange >Start thread on the shank. Add lead wire if >desired. I don't use any. >Take a Blood marabou plume and stroke all the >fibers toward the tip. Use a short section of this >tip for the tail. Tie in the plume at that point. >Bring the rest of the plume back over the tie in >point and over wrap. This covers the tie in thread >wraps. Advance the thread forward and stop about >one eye width behind the eye. Take the plume and >twist it clockwise on itself to form a rope. Wrap >this rope on the shank forming a segmented body. >Trap the plume behind the hook eye. Fold the rest >of the plume back and over wrap to form a head. >Cut the plume end leaving enough to form a short >wing. >This is a real effective fly for trout, and warm >water fish. >Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
