How to Fish: Damselfly Fly Fishing Strategies | GoFishBC

Learn how to catch trout in this beginners' guide to fishing. The damselfly is a popular food source for trout and other fish in British Columbia’s lakes year-round. Freshwater fishing expert Brian Chan covers the life cycle of the damselfly and fishing strategies for targeting trout feeding on the damselfly hatch.
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Brian shows examples of damselfly patterns, the optimal gear set- up, and retrieval techniques. The angler’s goal is to imitate the behaviour of the damselfly so that trout will snap up the fly.
For more information on freshwater fishing in British Columbia, Canada, visit www.gofishbc.com
This video is part of the How to Fish video series by GoFishBC. Watch the series to learn more about fly fishing techniques, gear selection, and the best times of year to go fishing.
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[@TheTwispAngler]

I tie a nice olive damsel larvae that swims - that has melted monofilament eyes that I make. Trout gobble them up - well if they are around. I tie a nice mature damsel in blue and black stripes too. That one I trolled on the surface with a full floating line in Lenice. : )

[@alansandom1681]

Brilliant video, so much information and well explained , more like this please 👍👏👏👏

[@debpaskall]

Thanks so much Brian. I did not know some of this, very helpful and informative.

[@allan1062]

Thank you Brian,
Very informative.

[@chrisowenuk3792]

Excellent video and very interesting, thank you for sharing. Tight lines

[@dwdressler5150]

Great series, love them. Thx you.

[@DraThomson]

Great video. So much useful info

[@ryantherock7664]

Do you add weight to your damsel imitation flies?

[@bobbertheclown2907]

hello Brian, I'm coming to Alberta next spring and want to do some fishing. How much is non resisdent fishing cost? Do you know? thanks.

[@gofishbc]

This is a bit late, but it's currently $55 for an annual licence, $36 for 8 day and $20 for 1 day for non-BC residents. We hope you enjoyed your trip to Alberta!

[@bensonkanemoto1879]

Wouldn’t it be more productive to fish from the bank and retrieve the same direction as the naturals?