Female Hendrickson Comparadun

I tied up a half dozen female hendrickson comparaduns last night for use
(hopefully) on the upper delaware. I followed a pattern from a book on
the delaware system (I'm sure you know which one). Here's what I used:

Hook - Dry Fly size 14
Body - Hendrickson Pink Superfine
Tail - Three olive fibbets (split)
Wing - Comparadun Deer Hair
Thread - Olive

I'm taking a look at some patterns online this morning and don't see
anyone else using olive tails and thread. Was this wrong? What should
I use?

Thanks for the help.


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bigduhon;109368 Wrote:

Tail - Three olive fibbets (split)
I don't care for fibbets. They are a bit too stiff for my liking. If I
do tie with them, I cut them down really short. I've found that cutting
the the fibbets down substantially increases my hook ups.


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DC

If you find fibbits too stiff you may want to look into Whiting coq de
leon material. It is in my opinon softer then fib bits and looks cooler
in my opinon.

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As I understand it, and it makes a lot of sense, the thread should be
the same color and shade, or even a little lighter, than the body. The
reason being that when the dubbed fur gets wet, it gets darker. If you
use a dark thread the body will get even more darker. When you're done
tying the fly, you can take a permanent marker pen and touch the head
if you want a specific color.

Allan


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What about the tails? Is olive a poor choice?


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No need to bother splitting tails at all.

Just use a few strands of zlon in light brown or ginger as a trailing
shuck.

It makes a better fly and is easier to tie!!!!

I no longer use split tails on anything, even spinners. Trailing
shucks on everything.

If you need more floatation, the shuck material can be used to float
the fly to. Just apply some floatant to it.

Fish do not care and may even like the shuck better than the split
tails.

Jim


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Big_Spinner;109378 Wrote:
No need to bother splitting tails at all.

Just use a few strands of zlon in light brown or ginger as a trailing
shuck.

It makes a better fly and is easier to tie!!!!

I no longer use split tails on anything, even spinners. Trailing
shucks on everything.

If you need more floatation, the shuck material can be used to float
the fly to. Just apply some floatant to it.

Fish do not care and may even like the shuck better than the split
tails.

Jim


Jim,

Totally different. What you're describing is a 'Sparkle Dun' as opposed
to a 'Comparadun'. Does it make a difference from a trouts point of view
of catchability? I really can't say. The idea of a trailing shuck is to
sink, thus giving the fly a somewhat vertical position in the water and
the appearance of an emerger. The split tails of a Comparadun are to
assist in floatation, like outriggers, and give the fly the appearance
of an adult(dun). Is a shuck easier to tie then split wings? Yes,
somewhat and splits may take a minute or two. Oh, and I prefer hackle
to microfibbets.

Allan


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Mayfly wrote in
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Totally different. What you're describing is a 'Sparkle Dun' as opposed
to a 'Comparadun'. Does it make a difference from a trouts point of view
of catchability? I really can't say.

I still call 'em "haystacks". Change the pattern a bit, patent it, and
write a book on it.

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Jim's right on this one! I have never, I mean never, tied a traditional
Catskill style dry. All my mayflies and caddis have trailing shucks.
The only thing I tail are women! (sorry Jess)


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BIGDUHON: In answer to your question, don't worry about the color,
you'll do just fine with those olive-tailed Hendricksons you tied. Like
many others, I no longer use Microfibbetts, either, but know a lot of
great tiers and fishermen who swear by them. Firstly, the heaviest
part of the hook is at the tail and I don't think they float a fly as
well as a fan of splayed hackle fibers. Secondly, I have a problem with
them bending and getting caught in the hook gape when I cast. Thirdly, I
also once believed that the stiffness of the Microfibbetts resulted in
fewer hookups because they would cause a trout to push the fly away but
I've never been able to prove this point to my satisfaction. When I
confronted Hank Leonhard, the originator of Microfibbetts, with this
theory he of course denied it. The trailing shuck concept used by Jim
and others definately has merit and is an effective alternative to
imitating regular tails.


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