Comparadun help

[Jim Lampros]

Hey folks,

I have been getting ready for spring dry fly hatches this week. Quill Gordons, Blue Quills, BWO, Sulphurs etc. I want to add some comparaduns to the mix (such as the Haystack) but I’m having a hard time getting the hair wing right. Anyone have a tutorial to suggest or some tips for tying a good comparadun wing?

JL

[adam wellington]

this technique sounded interesting, never tried it myself though…

http://www.howardhackle.com/recipe-PMD_Comparadun.html

[Jim Lampros]

Thanks for that, Adam. Definitely sounds interesting. I would imagine that would be particularly effective for slower water where you might want the fly riding in the film more so than on the surface.

JL

[robert lee]

Here is a good video on the sparkle dun. Not sure how to embedd the video but I’ll try

[Mike McKeown]

I had the same issue when I started tying them, but after trying a few different methodes have settled on a combination…
First lightly dress your hook shank, then add you hair towards the eye, take the thread infront of where you want your wing, start a little behind the eye. Then spin it to the wing and press it up to the wing. Remeber it will try fall forward, so do a few extra turn, i like it to point a bit back, before I am happy.
Once you are happy, Barrs method of adding a little head cement to the base of the wing once it has settled…

[john ruberto]

Hi,

[Michael Phillippe]

The key to success with Comparaduns is the hair. Very little of the elk or deer hair in fly shops is worth anything. Try ordering it from Whitetail Supplies (Toledo, OH) or directly from Al Caucci (http://www.delawareriverclub.com) who is now selling hair and dubbing. I’ve been using some of the deer hair and it spins well. I’m not a big fan of his blended fur dubbing.

There are many, many ways to tie these flies. The one tip I would pass along is to make sure you get a good thread base on the hook so the hair flares and not spins.

[Jim Lampros]

Thanks for the helpful comments guys. Hoping to try these techniques out this weekend.

JL

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