As the warm weather comes in, there's not much better than targeting trout feeding on damsel nymphs around the weedbeds, even when the fish get a bit finnicky and stop reponding to "damsel" patterns that are basically lures. This little pattern is ideally suited for exactly that, packed with movement and sized appropriately with just enough bling to catch their eye while still remaining imitative.
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Materials list
Hook: @FullingMill Comp Heavy size 10-14
Thread: 8/0 uni fluo fire orange
Tail: Fiery brown hackle fibers
Abdomen: natural pheasant tail
Thorax: FM tactical microflash dubbing fiery brown
Rib: Red wire
Throat: Grizzle hen dyed fiery brown
Some popular fly tying books
Collins Illustrated Dictionary of Trout Flies https://amzn.to/4iEHbix
George Barron's "At the End of the Line" https://amzn.to/3h7SiA6
and "A Fine Line" https://amzn.to/2Rd41SK
Stan Headly's "Trout and Salmon Flies of Scotland" https://amzn.to/3io1WA0
Patsy Deery's book "Irish Mayflies" https://amzn.to/3bRcZ3B
Peter O'Reiley's book "The Flies of Ireland" https://amzn.to/3sxCnkT
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