I believe the “Fathers of the Comparadun” state that they began to fish a hackled comparadun more than the deer hair versions. At least, I know they preferred such on slack, clear water.
I like that idea, but also like the idea of a trailing shuck representing the fly as a cripple which seems to make them especially appealing to a trout.
This is a hurriedly tied version of a Hackled Sparkle Dun
Very nice pattern Byron. Is that silver badger?
Thanks Ralph. Color may not quite show. It is actually a light barred ginger.
Gotcha…i see it now.
The deer is almost so sparse that you can’t tell that it’s there. Is it necessary on this pattern?
Not sure which pattern you mean. What I do is Caucci and Nastasi’s clear water pattern, but with a trailing shuck instead of a split tail.
May I be so bold as to ask, where the heck did you came up with that misinformation? Cite some reference where either Caucci or Nastasi says anything like it. In their book, Fly Tyers Color Guide, they wrote that they actually fished the hackled/hair comparadun before going to the non-hackled deer hair only wing. In conversations I had with both the authors, they spoke about the history and development of the Comparadun, including the ‘winging’. Lastly, while you’ve tied a nice fly, I especially like the tapered body, the hackle/hair collar is not similar to the hackle/hair collar of the Comparadun they illustrated and actually tied.
You asked whether or not you were granted permission…LOL
I would also say that I tie my fly as my fly - not identical to their fly, but I believe it achieves similar results.
I should have said that they sort of eschewed regular hackled flies in many cases in favor of the hackled comparadun. They also felt that in certain water and circumstances, it was the comparadun of their preference.
As to the hackled version v. the regular comparadun in certain circumstances, from “Hatches”:
Isnt that in reference to standard hackled patterns?
I stand corrected. I failed to download the first attached page of the post.
Here is my take on a hackled comparadun though for the sake of practicality. Why tie them as such? Why not just tie them as a wingless collared hackled fly? Then one could fish them as such, trim them with a v-notch resembling a thorax hackle, trim them further as a comparadun, or trim all the way down to a spinner. All while on the water.
Just thinkin…
Or, a “traditional” version
exactly…what I was thinkin. 
Does have the deer hair, comparadun style.
Noticed that. Either way, I’m tracking. I carry a handful of patterns tied specifically to allow me to trim and adjust. Allows me to tweak if need be.
To tie these do you trim the underside of the hackle then or do you actually pull the bottom hackles up and lock in… I’ve seen davie mcphail do that at times in his videos. Looks like your trimming?
A soft-tail version with Badger Hackle.
