Sparkle Dun Mayfly Fly Tying - Craig Mathews Fly Pattern

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The Sparkle Dun is a great dry fly emerger developed by Craig Mathews of Blue Ribbon Flies. The Z-lon for the tail imitates the emerging insect's shuck. This is a vulnerable stage for any insect and hungry trout know that! The Sparkle Dun in this video has been tied in a Blue Winged Olive color, but the Sparkle Dun can also be tied in PMD, Trico, Drake and Callibaetis colors.
Sparkle Dun Fly Tying Recipe:
Hook: #12-20 Daiichi 1180
Thread: Olive Veevus 10/0
Tail: Olive Z-Lon or Sparkle Yarn
Body: Olive Brown Hareline Dubbing
Wing: Natural Comparadun Hair
Head: Olive Brown Hareline Dubbing
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[@sirmegallot3276]

I tie the wing more compact and not so flared because they always seem to twist my leader when they're too "comparadunny." Love this fly, nice video!

[@jdoza5184]

Great pattern and easy tie. For me, I use about half the amount of material for wing, body and tail. Thanks.

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

A really famous and excellent pattern. Is it necessary to use floatant. and if so where? Just the body and shuck? Very nice demo! :-)

[@elliotemery609]

I like to apply a very very small coating of floatant, and a little shake in dry shake. It's important not to use to much, a little goes a long way. You can also apply only a small amount of floatant to the wing so that the wing stays above water and the rest of the body sits low in the film. Try both presentations and find what works that day

[@MikeCMcCarthy]

Respect

[@kenttaylor4856]

Not Craig Mathews style