Comparadun Dry Fly

Comparaduns are adult mayfly dry flies that do not use hackle, but achieve buoyancy with the use of a heavily stacked deer hair wing. Deer hair is hollow, and therefor holds air inside each strand. So when tied onto flies, it does increase its buoyancy. The way these are tied in, creating a fan wing, helps stabilize this fly in the water. This keeps it laying upright quite well, in fact even better than some hackled dry flies. I rarely get these landing and staying sideways or upside down. They usually right themselves quickly.

With the price of hackle seeming to increase every year, these comparaduns are really great patterns to master. With just a $7 swatch of deer hair, and some dubbing, you can tie up a couple dozen of these flies. Granted a single hackle cape or saddle can tie thousands of flies, the initial cost of investment for a good dry fly hackle can run you $65 on the low end, up to $300 on the higher end (some even more). This is especially true on the smaller hackle sizes, like ones that can tie a size 16 or smaller. Instead, you can buy 3 swatches of quality comparadun deer hair for $20 in different colors and tie a wide range of colors and sizes of comparaduns.

These aren't just great for their cost effectiveness, they are also very effective flies in the water. I fish them and I own hackle. So these aren't just for beginners who dont want to spend money on hackle, they can be go to flies in the right situation, out-fishing other dry fly patterns. These sit rather low in the water, perfectly mimicking an emerging mayfly. This means they are also more visible to the trout. You can also tie these with different color abdomens and wings, and change up the materials for the abdomens as well, creating flies that represent other aquatic bugs like midges, tricos, caddis and more.

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Materials
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Hooks: Risen Dry Fly 100 (size 16) - https://www.risenfly.com/collections/hooks/products/barbless-dry-fly-100
Thread: Veevus 10/0 (brown) - https://amzn.to/3SavK62
Wing: Comparadun Deer Hair (natural) - https://amzn.to/43r7Byv
Tail/hackle: CDL Rooster Feather (dark pardo) - https://amzn.to/4kaaEkR
Body: Antron Dubbing (hexagenia) - https://amzn.to/4kAc5J9
Resin: Solarez Ultra Thin - https://solarez.com/fly-tie-ultra-thin-bone-dry-clear.html

Tools Used:
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Vise: Renzetti Traveler - https://amzn.to/2t2FFmo
Bobbin: Stonfo Bobtec - https://amzn.to/2YWOf39
Scissors: Risen Spring Assist - https://www.risenfly.com/collections/fly-tying-tools-and-accessories/pr…
Whip Finisher: Dr. Slick Brass - https://amzn.to/2tGYwDW
Fly Tying Bench: Oasis Walnut Compact Bench - https://www.oasisbenches.com/oasis-benches/compact-bench/
UV Light: Solarez High Output - https://solarez.com/uv-cure-flashlight-high-output.html

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