Small dry
Blue Damsel
Egg-laying adult damselfly
TroutSurface
Slim blue adult-damsel dressing for the high-summer stillwater damsel flights; fish near weed and margins.
Fish this when
High-summer stillwaters when damselflies are pairing and egg-laying over weed beds, fished static or given an occasional slow twitch as a female dipping to the surface.
Why it works
The slim blue profile matches an ovipositing female dipping her abdomen to lay eggs — the exact moment cruising trout key on and take confidently, rather than the wary look they give a fly that's just sitting still.
Naturals it imitates
adult damselfly
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Intermediate