FLY
Dry Fly
Comparadun
Tied by Christian Andrews
Comparadun recipe
| Hook | #10 - 20 dry |
|---|---|
| Thread | to match body |
| Wing | hollow mottle deer hair, single upright, and flared |
| Tail | blue dun hackle fibers split wide |
| Body | Antron dubbing, color to match hatch |
What the Comparadun imitates
- Mayfly dun (adult dry)
Where the Comparadun came from
- Derived from Haystack (Fran Betters), 1949, Ausable River, New York. Betters tied the Haystack in 1949 as a high-school senior; Comparadun refines itSource: RiverKeeper Flies: Fran Betters' Haystack
- Originated by Al Caucci and Bob Nastasi, 1960, Pennsylvania / Delaware region. Caucci developed it in the early 1960s; introduced with Nastasi in their 1972 book ComparahatchSource: RiverKeeper Flies: Fran Betters' Haystack
- Described by Al Caucci and Bob Nastasi, 1972. Published in Comparahatch (1972); split tails added to the Haystack ideaSource: Fly Fishing the Sierra: Sparkle Dun/Comparadun
Where sources tell it differently, each account is listed with its own source.
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