Fraser River Fishing Lodge - Fly Fishing in BC

Swimming Marabou Damsel
Hook: 10-8 swimming nymph
Thread: 6/0 black
Tail: olive marabou
Body: olive marabou wrapped
Rib: Fine gold wire
Legs: Died olive pheasant tail
Wingcase: Died olive pheasant tail
Thorax: Olive Marabou Wrapped
Eyes: black plastic
Note: Can be tied in many shades of tan, olive, and brown

Tying Instructions:

1) Wrap thread forward to eye of hook, and tie in black plastic eyes. This is done by criss crossing back and forth over the middle of the eyes, in a figure eight motion until the eyes are locked in place.
2) Tie in marabou at hook bend for tail. Don't trim the butts, they will be used to form body.
3) Tie in fine gold ribbing.
4) Wrap marabou forward, 3/4 the way up the hook shank, and tie off with thread, but still do not trim butts.
5) Wrap ribbing over the body and secure with thread, and trim.
6) Tie in olive pheasant with tips facing back over the body.
7) Tie in a clump of pheasant on either side for legs.
8) Make a few more wraps with marabou until you reach the eyes. By now the marabou should be getting more bushy and should create a thorax slightly thicker than the body.
9) Pull pheasant laying over body forward for wingcase. Tie in with thread, whip finish, and head cement.

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