Articulated Damsel — Articulated Carp Damsel

By Chase Smith, submitted by skyriver.

Description

My variant of Chase Smith's Articulated Damsel.

Tying Process

Shank is brown foam wrapped on a #10 Mustad 94840 dry fly hook with hook bend cut off, covered with peacock herl. Essentially a home-grown wiggle shank. That shank is attached using a loop of 8# Maxima Chameleon This allows the tail to float up when the fly is sitting on the bottom. Great action when stripped as well. Slap some Zap a Gap on the foam for appearance and to toughen it up.

Materials

• Body: 2mm Foam
• Body: Olive Marabou
• Hackle: Olive Marabou
• Head: 2mm Foam
• Head: 3.8mm black bead chain eyes
• Shank: 2mm Foam
• Shank: Articulation Shank Wire
• Shank: Black ostrich herl

Hooks

• Fulling Mill Bonio Carp hook (FM25 00)

Target species: Carp, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Trout

Fly types: Bass/Warmwater, Carp, Jig, Nymph