Red-Eyed Damsel Archives - The Mission Fly Mag

THE SKINNY DAMSEL
THE SKINNY DAMSEL

THE SKINNY DAMSEL

Deadly on stillwaters, but essential in pretty much any freshwater fly box, the Skinny Damsel also covers many essential fly tying techniques and tips. In this quick video, Gordon van der Spuy, aka The Feather Mechanic, shows us how to tie the Skinny Damsel. For more on this pattern and other brilliant fly tying advice, [...]

SOUTH AFRICAN FISHING FLIES- THE RED-EYED DAMSEL
SOUTH AFRICAN FISHING FLIES- THE RED-EYED DAMSEL

SOUTH AFRICAN FISHING FLIES- THE RED-EYED DAMSEL

(This post is the third tribute to South African Fishing Flies by Peter Brigg and Ed Herbst; one of the great stillwater patterns published in the book is discussed here) One of my earliest stillwater fly fishing memories is of catching a quick eight-fish-tally using Hugh Huntley's Red-Eyed Damsel. Although the original fly was tied [...]

THE SKINNY DAMSEL

THE SKINNY DAMSEL

SOUTH AFRICAN FISHING FLIES- THE RED-EYED DAMSEL

SOUTH AFRICAN FISHING FLIES- THE RED-EYED DAMSEL

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