Sparkle Dun

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