Time for Damsels How to tie and fish the Pearly Damsel nymph with Stillwater Master Phil Rowley

Renowned Stillwater Fly Tyer and fly Fisher Phil Rowley takes the mystery out of fishing and tying Stillwater flies. Phil will teach you how to tie the Pearly Damsel nymph. Phil explains the fishing strategy of damsels to Jack Dennis in this delightful excerpt from tying and fishing Stillwater flies with Phil Rowley. Get ready for Stillwater fishing this year with great advice from the master.

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Just saw a couple of hatched damsels for the first time yesterday in the Denver area! John Gierach's Wyoming featureless disc lake.

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Thank you very much for your comment. No question now is the time for damsels on spring Creek some Stillwater's especially in the Rocky mountain area. Fly fishers who enjoyed fishing lakes need to understand the importance of fishing damsels. I fish lakes with my lifelong friend Randall Kaufman whose damsel patterns are highly regarded we love the visual fishing in the mornings when the trout are cruising looking for damsel moving to the surface it can be some of the most exciting visual fishing. Randall's book Patterns has an incredible list of damsels patterns also go on the Umpqua feather merchants website as a have an incredible collection of this important insect fly patterns.