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Coot's Dazzling Damsel
Tied by Bud Smithers
  • Legs: 6 strands pheasant tail over peacock, tips placed three per side to form swimming legs
  • Abdomen: Fire thread 3 strands green,2 strands yellow 1 strand red blue or purple. Wound to form tapered body
  • Eyes: Green beads strung on copper or silver wire
  • Thread: Invisible
  • Tail: Loops of fire thread cut to fan out
  • Hook: Mustad wet fly #10 2x long
  • Thorax: Single strand bronze peacock herl wound
  • Fishing Tips
    Try fishing the pattern on a long 20ft mono leader 6 to 8 lb on a floating line by slow trolling from a float tube along weed edges . Combine leg kicks with rod twitches to achieve slow swim, spurt, spurt, slow swim, spurt, rest, etc.

    Materials: Fire cloth is a woven irridescent cloth used for costumes for ice skating and mardigras. Individual threads can be redily stripped from the material. I got mine in the Seattle area however I dont know of any other sources.
    Bud Smithers
    Kelowna, British Columbia Canada

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