Bi-Wing Sparkle Dun

[Byron haugh]

This is my version of the Bi-Wing Sparkle Dun.
Two wings tied in separately.
Size 14

[NJTroutbum]

Interesting pattern. Nicely tied Byron.

[johnstoeckel]

Interesting idea Byron. Wondering if you just came up with that or if it has some further background that I could find somewhere? Looks like you tied the rear wing pointed forward and the forward wing pointed rearward -- is that correct? And a short dubbed space in between?

[Byron haugh]

John,
Both wings tied in the conventional way.
Yes, dubbing between them.
Have tied a few of these this way for a long time. Recently, I saw Davie McPhail tie a similar fly which he tied by splitting one wing with dubbing between the two segments.

Ralph,
Thanks.

[The Chronicler]

Byron,

Nicely tied, as usual. I'm interested in the utility of this fly. Under what conditions do you use this particular fly? Do you find it more effective than a standard tie?

Neil

[Byron haugh]

Neil,
I use the fly, interchangeably, with regular Sparkle Duns when there is a hatch on the water.
I can't say that I have noticed that this version works any better, or worse, than the standard. I like to think that it has a little better floatation, but the traditional Sparkle Dun floats quite well.
Like many tiers, I like to "mix it up" sometimes in my tying. It keeps me from getting bored. Know what I mean?