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Damsel Nymph.

Damsel flies are found worldwide, they start to emerge from the watery depths around mid to late spring and in doing so, become a favourite target for a multitude of fish species. When trout feed in the emerging nymph forms, quite often all you will see is a bulge on the surface of the lake or pond. The colours of these nymphs can range from the palest green to dark green. Even the eye colouration can vary; I have seen specimens with brown eyes, green and yellow.
It is best to get to know your waters well and try and catch a few nymph forms to imitate. Another option to the pattern described is to drop the marabou, leaving just the rabbit hair fibres. This works better on smaller varieties.