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John,
Great picture. Not sure I've seen it before. It IS what I am trying to imitate though.
Thanks

The reason I tie the dark color only part ways up the abdomen is that if you add the...

Mad,
Thanks. Again, in that pattern, the ENTIRE abdomen is the darker color.

Yes Jay.
Yours is similar (or same) as Harrop's Last Chance Cripple in a PMD. as I had mentioned earlier.
I am asking specifically about a Sparkle Dun
Nice fly!

Also, some patterns suggested...

John,
Yes, thanks for that!
I am really looking to see if Sparkle Duns were (have been) tied with bi-colored abdomens.
I like Lawson's fly.

I would agree. I think the color variations are perhaps greatest with the PMD's.
The other insect I use comparaduns primarily for are flavs. These I tie with less significant color variation for...

John, it looks like that pattern has the entire abdomen of the same material/color?

Nice fly John. Appreciate the comment.
The Sparkle Dun is the first pattern I believe to have been tied specifically as a dun on the surface with a trailing shuck as opposed to "tails".
Even...

I would like to know if you know anyone who ties what I call my bi-color PMD Sparkle Dun?

It seems logical that if you are tying an emergent or momentarily crippled dun, it would have a trailing...