All of my Damsel fly imitations are wiggle nymphs. I've even tied a few Callibaetis wiggle nymphs but have had mixed success with them.

I'm guessing that the angle of your fingers and the hook shank is about 45 degrees. That's why the wing sticks up like it does. Try getting your fingers parallel to the hook shank and see what happens. Just my 2 cents worth. Your mileage may vary.

Charlie

Are you floating from Carbondale down to the confluence? The last time I did that I caught 98% whitefish!

Charlie

A few OC Flymphs for a friend in OR. Hook: Daiichi #1740 size 12 Thread: Persall's Orange Dubbing: A mix of ginger Snowshoe Rabbit with natural, orange, hot orange and red Seal's fur. Spun body on Clark's Dubbing Block with YLI Natural Silk thread and Bailey's Wax. Rib: Small gold wire. Hackle: Ging...

For what it's worth, I attach leader sections with blood knots and just leave one of the tag ends long as a dropper.

Charlie

The upper Arkansas just below Leadville at Hayden Meadows has been my go to spot this year. Major caddis hatches, some drakes, golden stones, baetis and, now, hoppers, beetles and ants. I don't fish nymphs very often so I've used dry flies and soft hackles. Dry dropper or hopper dropper rigs work we...

Dubbing wax in the little blue tubes with the yellow top made and sold by John Betts were SWIX cross-country ski wax. I know because I helped him fill a couple hundred of the tubes one day.

Charlie

The last 2 in the set.

Hare's Ear
Blue Dun
I hope you all enjoyed these. The Black Gnat doesn't match the pattern in the Leisenring and Hidy book. It looks more like a gray hackle peacock.

Charlie

Here are 3 more in the set.

Old Blue Dun
Black Gnat
Tup's Flymph

Several more from the Orvis Flymph Selection.

Iron Blue Dun
March Brown Iron Blue Nymph