Sparkle dun

Fly: Henk Verhaar, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: Standard dry fly hook, e.g. TMC 900BL
Thread: UNI, size 8/0
Tail: Antron yarn or similar synthetic materials
Body: Dry fly dubbing, e.g. muskrat, dyed
Wing: Deer hair, comparadun type


This is just a variant on the comparadun tying style, with a long (about shank length or slightly shorter) tail of white, cream or transparent synthetic material, imitating (or so the story goes) the still attached shuck of an emerging (or stuck...) mayfly. Tying sequence as comparadun.

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