BLOODY MARIA
Jeff Ching’s Bloody Maria is one of the most effective patterns for targeting American Shad. This fly was developed on the American River in Sacramento, CA and can be swung, dead-drifted, jigged, twitched, and everything...
WEEDLESS DAMSELFLY
DESCRIPTION
Damselfly nymphs can be one of the most important food sources for stillwater trout at times, and it can be very effective to slowly strip unweighted imitations in the surface when trout are rising. There’s nothing more frustrating than targeting a large trout that’s rising to Damsels, only to get your fly caught in the weed bed. The Weedless Damselfly nymph is an effective pattern that keeps your hook clear of everything but the fish you’re targeting!
MATERIALS
| Hook | Down Eye Nymph Hook - Size 10 |
| Thread | Any olive thread |
| Tail | Olive Wooly Bugger Marabou |
| Body | Squirrel Hair Dubbing - Olive |
| Copper Wire - Brassie | |
| Lemon Wood Duck Feather | |
| Loon UV Clear Fly Finish - Thick | |
| Eyes | UV Colored Fly Finish - Black |
