Fly Tying: Sulphur / PMD Sparkle Dun

For this tutorial, I chose a fly created and popularized by Craig Mathews, the Sparkle Dun. This fly is a modified version of the comparadun, and represents a number of stages occurring before the dun is fully emerged.
Featuring an Allen Fly Fishing hook for this tie (www.allenflyfis..., I selected a sulphur / pmd pattern, which can be easily adjusted to match the mayfly of your choice. Be sure to locate the correct deer hair to ensure a proper wing when tying, as I show in the video.
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[@seanmooney3907]

Nice fly Tim, I will tie some for my box. Thanks for sharing. All the best, Sean

[@TimCammisa]

Thanks, Mike; hope all is well!

[@TimCammisa]

You got it, Sean; I have lots of these in mine!

[@TimCammisa]

I also use Ice Fur by Petitjean; I believe that is the tailing used in this video. The colors I like in that material are camel and brown.

[@POWARENJA]

Great tutorial. Subbed and liked!

[@MikeBlezien]

another nice one Tim.
Mike

[@TimCammisa]

Sorry; I use antron, zelon, and "Fibers." The latter are from Enrico Puglisi; you can google him to find his site. I recommend a light tan to dark tan color, depending on what you are trying to match. Hope this helps!

[@bobbarker6032]

Tim, would you us floatant on this sparkle dun and if so, just the deer hair section or whole fly? Great video and I'll be tying some tomorrow. W

[@TimCammisa]

Hi Bob, and that really depends how I was fishing it. In short, if the fish were keying on emergers or sunken spinners, then floatant on just the deer hair. Otherwise, I would encourage the entire pattern to sit high if the fish were looking for an adult. Here are some recommended floatants:
High N Dry Liquid Floatant: amzn.to/32CwWZZ
On the water, I turn to powders (amzn.to/3F5y7ON) and Payette Paste: amzn.to/3Hsyog7
Thanks for checking and good luck with it! Tim

[@bigron8346]

If you don't have that certain tail in any other type of dubbing

[@TimCammisa]

Hi Big Ron, and I am unsure what you're asking. Can you explain what you mean? Thanks! Tim www.troutandfeather.com