Dry Flyintermediate

Rocky Mountain West

Comparadun

Name: Comparadun
Brand: The Woolly Gentleman

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Available Sizes#12 - #22

Color Variations

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Signature tierStrong match

Rocky Mountain Fly Design

Matched on Rocky Mountain West, dry flies, trout. Colorado tier and shop lead for Rocky Mountain trout, bass, and predator patterns.

Rocky Mountain Westdry fliestrout

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Regional shopStrong match

Taos Fly Shop

Matched on Rocky Mountain West, dry flies, trout. New Mexico/Southwest trout shop lead for Rio Grande, San Juan, Pecos, and high desert water.

Rocky Mountain Westdry fliestrout

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Broad sourceStrong match

Fly Fish Food

Matched on dry flies, trout, mayfly. Strong technical tying and trout catalog coverage, especially nymphs, dries, and stillwater flies.

dry fliestroutmayfly

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Regional shopStrong match

Dette Flies

Matched on dry flies, trout, mayfly. Catskill lineage fly shop with deep dry-fly, wet-fly, and Northeast trout relevance.

dry fliestroutmayfly

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Regional shopStrong match

Driftless Angler

Matched on dry flies, trout, spring creek. Driftless-specific trout source for spring creek nymphs, dries, and local bug windows.

dry fliestroutspring creek

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The Comparadun was born from the radical notion that maybe trout do not care about hackle as much as fly tiers do. Al Caucci and Bob Nastasi created a fly that sits in the film with a deer hair wing fanned like a tiny satellite dish, and it turns out the fish agreed with their thesis. On smooth spring creeks where trout have earned PhDs in pattern recognition, this is often the last fly standing between you and a blank day.

Quick Facts

TypeDry Fly

Difficultyintermediate

SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall

Target SpeciesRainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout

Sizes#12 - #22

Best LocationsHenry's Fork, ID; Missouri River, MT

Where to Fish It

Henry's Fork

ID · Spring Creek

Missouri River

MT · Tailwater

Map unavailable. Locations for Comparadun: Henry's Fork, ID; Missouri River, MT

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