Barr’s Damsel – make a dance near the weedbeds

Barr’s Damsel

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Tying Instructions

1. Tie in small Black Chain eyes just behind the eye of the hook , leaving enough room to tie off. Lay a thread base back along the shank of the hook to just behind the hook barb.

2. Tie in an Olive marabou tail that is about half the hook shank length. Wrap the marabou up to the thorax location and bring thread back to the base of the tail.

3. Attach a monofilment ribbing and also a plastic strip about 1/4″ wide to the tail tie-off position.

4. Dub Olive Brown Scintilla to the thread and start the dubbing at the tail-in position. Try to keep this as thin as possible.

5. Dub over the marabou abdomen with Olive Brown Scintilla. Stop just past the midway point on the shaqnk.

6. Bring the plastic strip over the abdomen and secure with thread wraps. Wrap the monofilament ribbing over the plastic up to the thorax region and tie off.

7. Dub a thorax of Olive Brown Scintilla.

8. Tie in an Olive Mallard Flank Hackle and adjust the fibers so that they extend just past the thorax from each side.

9. Bring the plastic wingcase over the thorax and secure.

10. Apply more dubbing to the thread .

11. Wrap the Olive Brown Scintilla dubbing over the mono eyes to form a head.

12. Tie off and Whip finish. Tease out a number of fibers from below the fly with a piece of velcro and sweep back.

Materials to Order Material, click the link
Hook	TMC 200R #8-12
Thread	Danville Olive 6/0
Eyes	Small Black Bead Chain Eyes
Body	Antron Dubbing, Light Olive
Tail	Olive Marabou
Thorax	Antron Dubbing, Light Olive
Shellback	Tan Scud Back
Legs	Olive Mallard Flank Fibers
Ribbing	Monofilament

John Barr

Barr’s Damsel

Designed by John Barr. Damsel Nymphs are a good choice in many stillwater situations, especially during June and July. Work the nymph with a slow erratic retrieve particularly around the edges of weedbeds. Use an intermediate sinking line or a floating line with long leader. John’s design is a good durable choice since the wire shank of the hook is utilized as the abdomen. Keep the marabou tail a tuft of about one half the shank length and pinch-tear the tip of the marabou fibers so that the webbiness extends almost to the tips. Use a bead chain type of eye to give the fly some weight and offer some jigging action.