Comparadun - Tan

Comparadun – Tan

The Comparadun is one of the most effective flush-film dry fly designs ever developed — a pattern created by Al Caucci and Bob Nastasi that revolutionized selective trout fishing by presenting the fly in the surface film rather than riding high on stiff hackle. The classic 180-degree deer hair wing creates a precise mayfly dun silhouette that sits flush in the film, imitating the natural posture of an emerging or spent dun with a realism that traditionally hackled flies can’t match. The tan variation is one of the most versatile colors in the Comparadun lineup — matching a wide range of tan and cream-bodied mayflies including Sulphurs, Light Cahills, and various caddis species that are common on rivers and streams throughout the season.

Pattern Details

• Style: Flush-film dry fly / mayfly dun and caddis imitation
• Wing: 180-degree deer hair — classic Comparadun design that creates a precise mayfly silhouette and allows the fly to ride flush in the surface film
• Body: Tan dubbing — versatile, natural color that matches a wide range of tan and cream-bodied mayflies and caddis
• Best water: Rivers, spring creeks, and tailwaters — effective wherever tan or cream-bodied mayflies and caddis are hatching
• Target species: Trout
• Techniques: Dead-drifted flush in the surface film through feeding lanes during mayfly and caddis hatches; most effective on flat water and spring creeks where fish have time to inspect the fly
• Sizes available: 16, 18

A versatile flush-film pattern for a wide range of tan and cream-bodied hatches — the Tan Comparadun’s precise deer hair wing and natural body deliver the realistic, low-riding presentation that selective trout key on during mayfly and caddis emergences throughout the season.