March 2010 Swap of the Month - Comparadun

[John R]

I like to use these monthly swaps to learn more about different flies and how to tie them. It makes me a better tier as a result, I think. IBRB asked me to select the fly and host the March swap - as long as the flies weren't nymphs.

Well, I've never made a comparadun before... but I know they're very popular in our local streams. So, let's see your comparaduns.

The usual rules apply. Flies are due to me by March 31.

1. John R -- sulpher comparadun
2. sanctyphillia Received
3. ibrb -- Improved Sparkle Dun Received
4.Texfly Received
5. bdesavage - Olive Comparadun in sz 20 Received
6. Cal E. Batis - Grey Sparkle Dun Dropped out of swap
7. FISHNFOOL9 - Yellow Duns Received
8. Gigmaster - Trailing Shuck (Sparkle) Comparadun Received
9. Sjo - brown Comparadun Received
10. tannaya -- Dropped out of swap
11. branhap -- Hairwing Dun PMD
12. RGP759 -- March Brown Received

Thanks,
John

[bdesavage]

John I'll do a Olive Comparadun in sz 20

[Gigmaster]

I've never tied a comparadun before. How is this for a first attempt? I'll do a Trico Comparadun (mainly because I have most of the materials).

I'll try to make the body a bit thinner, and more tapered towards the front, and the til a abit more sparse. These tiny flies are tough to get proportioned exactly....

TricoComparadun.jpg

Hook: Cabelas # 01 sz. 18
Thread: Black 6/0 Unithread
Tail: Grizzle Hackle Barbs, split (sort of....)
Body: Black fine antron (I think...) dubbing.
Wings: Bleached Elk Hair (I don't have any white deer body-hair...).

It floats really good.

[bdesavage]

Look's Good to Me, I haven't tied any since a swap a couple of years ago, I think I remember how.

[RGP759]

It's the March SOTM, so what better to tie than a March Brown?

Bob

[Gigmaster]

I'd like to change my pattern to the Trailing Shuck (Sparkle) Comparadun. I don't like the way the Elk hair looks on the Trico, and without fine deer-hair, it's really just a messed up Elk-Hair Caddis., I think this one will look a lot better for everyone. I want everyone to get a usable fly from me.

SparkleComparadun.jpg
Trailing Shuck (Sparkle) Comparadun

Hook: Cabelas Model 01 sz 16
Thread: 6/0 Unithread yellow
Tail: a few strands of chartruese Krystal Flash
Body: Orvis Angora Goat dubbing yellow
Wing: Summer Deer Body Hair natural

[sjo]

I'll do a brown Comparadun!

Sjo

[ibrb]

I will do a Improved Sparkle Dun. Pale morning Dun. Improved is the pattern not my tying.

[branhap]

I will do a Hairwing Dun PMD. Will update after I tie one, as to all the details.

Paul

[branhap]

Duplicate PLease delete.