Comparadun "Variation"

[Englander]

Hi Guys

In the last couple of weeks ive discovered the "exquisite pleasure" of dry fly river fishing (Yes i know its a emerger but its dry enough for me)

Last year i tied a variation , cant remember where i saw it ? I caught a cracker on it last wednesday So i tied more and last night it was the only fly i used on the river it went down very well, i netted 7 fish, lost 3 fish and rose dozens !



As you can see its has a hackle spun behind the deer wing and clipped underneath, which i think give an excellant wing effect.




Front veiw showing clipped hackle ....................



The silhouette..........................

Proof in the pudding ............................




Yes i know its not "pucker dry fly" and its not "pretty" but am having a ball, learning loads and having huge amount of fun and satisfaction

What i really like about this pattern is its quick to tie and very effective !

[stevekale]

That's dry enough for me to call pucker. Only question I have is "why spin and clip the hackle rather than just mounting the deer wing and fanning it comparadun style?"

[wobbly face]

"The Foating Fly" by Malcolm Greenhalgh.
The only dry fly he uses with a full hackle in a daddy longlegs. All others are floating flies, i.e, sit in the surface film. Just like your variation.
Good fly by the way.

[Englander]

Originally Posted by stevekale

That's dry enough for me to call pucker. Only question I have is "why spin and clip the hackle rather than just mounting the deer wing and fanning it comparadun style?"

Good question........??

Last year i tied all sorts of simple drys, i looked on thousands of web pages ! Came across this variation, tied it , fished it , and it works well !! So just stuck with it !

To be honest i find it floats better than the original and i think the hackle looks very "wingy" look. And it catches the light making it easier to spot

[stevekale]

Cool!

[dexfab77]

I really like this one. Any chance of a recipe? (not too sure about a couple of colours...)

[toxic evo]

Very nice
Any chance of a sbs or similar so us novices can have a crack at it

[Englander]

Hi Guys

Im really loving this fly, took it out last night it took 12 fish




Hook: size 14

Tail: pinch of olive hackle

Thread: Uni yellow 8/0

Wing: olive deer

Hackle: C#ck hackle Badger

Body: dubbed olive hares ear

Enjoy