Re: Stillwater insect identification[Scanned]

[Kent Lufkin]

I'm certainly no expert but 1/4 inch seems awfully small for damsel 
nymphs I've seen. The ones I'm familiar with are more like 1/2 to 3/4 
inch and are either brown, olive, yellowish tan or come combination 
thereof. The most obvious characteristic besides wiggling seems to be 
large eyes. I don't recall seeing any grey ones with white stripes or 
ribs.

However it doesn't matter a whit whether or not they're actually 
damsel nymphs. Tie up what seems to be the closest match and see if 
they work.

Good luck and let us know what happens,

Kent Lufkin

I hope that some of you can help me with this entomological query.  A novice
buddy of mine was fishing last weekend at Lone Lake.  He said that the fish
were just slamming nymphs that were right under the surface.  He described
the nymphs as 1/4 inch long and grey with white stripes.  I asked if the
stripes were actually the rib.  He said "yes."  I asked if the nyphs were
green or grey.  He replied, "grey."  I asked if the nymphs wiggled as they
swam.  He confirmed that they did.
I say that these were damsel nymphs.  Am I right?

If so, does any one have suggestions on shades of grey or color schemes with
which to tie these bugs.  I'm going out there on Sunday and hope to tie some
flies to match beforehand.  THe thing is, I'm color blind. 

I have some grey marabou and was thinking about tying up some stillwater
nymps in size 12 with that material.
I'd love to hear any thoughts or penetrating insights.

Thanks,

James