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Sparkle Dun
How do you tie a Sparkle Dun?
Sparkle Dun is a dry fly pattern for trout. Find its 6 materials and 15 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5
- Target species
- trout
- Pattern designer
- Craig Matthew
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: TMC 100 #14
- Thread: Veevus 14/0, Olive
- Wing: Stacked Comparadun Deer Hair
- Shuck: Antron Yarn
- Abdomen: Pheasant Tail Barbs
- Thorax: Dark Olive Super Fine Dubbing
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Tying instructions
Secure hook in vise and start thread at the eye.
Tie in stacked comparadun deer hair for the wing, with two loose wraps and one flaring wrap.
Lay down a thread base.
Tie in Antron yarn for the shuck.
Trim the Antron yarn to size.
Tie in pheasant tail barbs at the bend.
Wrap the pheasant tail barbs forward to form the abdomen.
Rib the abdomen with thread in a crisscross pattern.
Post up the wing in three different sections.
Bring the thread back to the thorax area.
Form a dubbing noodle with dark olive super fine dubbing.
Build up the thorax with the dubbing noodle.
Add a tiny bit more dubbing to the thorax.
Whip finish the fly twice.
Snip the thread free.