Damsel Nymph

Damsel Nymph

The Damsel Nymph is one of the most productive stillwater patterns of the summer season — a precise imitation of the damselfly nymph during its annual migration from the weeds toward shore to emerge as an adult. This migration triggers some of the most aggressive and exciting trout feeding of the year in lakes and ponds, with fish actively chasing and slashing at the swimming nymphs as they make their way through the water column. Our variation features a touch of blue flash that imitates the iridescent coloration of the natural, along with a gold bead head that adds weight and a bright attractor point to draw attention in open water.

Pattern Details

• Style: Stillwater nymph / damselfly nymph imitation
• Body: Olive dubbing with blue flash — imitates the natural iridescent coloration of the damselfly nymph
• Head: Gold bead — adds weight and a bright attractor point in open water
• Best water: Lakes, ponds, and reservoirs — wherever damselflies are present; most effective during the summer migration when nymphs are swimming toward shore to emerge
• Target species: Trout and bass
• Techniques: Slow, steady retrieve through the water column to imitate the swimming motion of a migrating damsel nymph; most effective retrieved parallel to weed beds and toward shore during emergence periods
• Sizes available: 14

When damselflies are migrating and stillwater trout are in a feeding frenzy — the Damsel Nymph delivers the precise swimming profile and iridescent flash that triggers aggressive strikes from trout and bass in lakes and ponds.