The Damsel Flies

The Damsel Flies Women who love to fly fish! The Damsel Flies are all-women fly-fishing group sponsored by the Caddis Fly Shop. We meet at 6 pm.

on the first Thursday of each month at the Caddis Fly, 168 W 6th Ave, in Eugene - or elsewhere as noted in the monthly Damsel Fly newsletter. Dues are $20 (for the calendar year Jan-Dec) and due by January 31st. A Liability Release form must be completed with your membership form, which can be picked up at the Caddis Fly.

12/12/2025
11/22/2025
09/02/2025

This month the Damsel Flys will hold their annual picnic at a private home. Stay tuned for information on our Thursday, October 2nd meeting.

04/22/2025

The next meeting of the Damsel Flies will be held at 6 pm. on Thursday, May 1st, at Alton Baker Park in Eugene. We will be learning new casting techniques and working on improving overall casting skills.

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12/09/2024

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One of the Fly Clubs in Washington had a post yesterday asking your opinion about the top 10 flies for streams and top 10 for mountain lakes are. A Top 10 list is always hard but here’s mine-

Streams:
Sparkle Dun - Olive 8 and 10 and 14-22 Yellow 12-18 Tan 12-16

Film Critic - PMD 16, BWO 18-20, Green Drake 8-14

Iris Caddis - Olive 14-18 Tan 14-18 Yellow 18-20 Black 18-20

Purple Haze 12-18

Clark’s Stone 8-12

Tungsten CDC Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail 12-18

Sparkle Pupa Tan 12-16 Olive 12-16 Gray 14-20

Perdigon Olive 12-18 Brown 12-18 Purple 16-18 Yellow 14-18

Jig Micro Streamer Olive 8-10 Black 8-10 Tan 8-10

* bonus fly Jig Style Bead Head Eggstacy 12-16

Lakes:
Ice Cream Cone - Black/Red 12-18 Red/Silver 10-20 Olive/Silver 14-18 Olive/Red 14-18 Black/Window Tint 14-16

Balanced Leech - Bruised w/ Orange Bead 10-14, Olive with Gold Bead 12-14 Brown w/Copper Bead 10-12 Black w/ Black Bead 10-12

Damsel Nymph 12-14

Gray Sparkle Dun 14-18
Halo Emerger 14-18

Jiggy Twist Beetle 12-18

Chubby - Blue 10-14, Purple 8-12 Royal 10-12

Quigley Sparkle Flag Ant 12-16

Scuds - Tan, Olive and Gray 12-20

Red San Juan Worm 12-14

*Bonus fly Jigged Spicy Squirrel 14-16

Tie away!

08/29/2024
Damsel Flies on our annual memorial float honoring Darlene Kline Dolby. Caught a few hatchery fellas for the fish fry an...
08/16/2024

Damsel Flies on our annual memorial float honoring Darlene Kline Dolby. Caught a few hatchery fellas for the fish fry and were tormented by Cooper, the bald eagle, who kept dive bombing us to steal our catch (he was successful twice!). Beautiful day on the McKenzie River!

07/03/2024

The act of catching a memorable fish is the product of a series of small miracles. First, the right fly pattern needs to be chosen, followed by an effective presentation. Then, a willing fish needs to take the pattern. Finally, the angler must properly set the hook and play the fish. These events ar...

06/20/2024

Over the past few weeks, we've posting a great new video series called "Getting Started in Fly Fishing," from Brian Flechsig of Mad River Outiffters in Columbus, Ohio. In the last episode, . . .

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