bigduhon;109368 Wrote:
I tied up a half dozen female hendrickson comparaduns last night for use
(hopefully) on the upper delaware. I followed a pattern from a book on
the delaware system (I'm sure you know which one). Here's what I
used:

Hook - Dry Fly size 14
Body - Hendrickson Pink Superfine
Tail - Three olive fibbets (split)
Wing - Comparadun Deer Hair
Thread - Olive

I'm taking a look at some patterns online this morning and don't see
anyone else using olive tails and thread. Was this wrong? What should
I use

For the Delaware system, I'd expect the females to run a size larger
than the males say #12 (or even a 12 2XL dry fly hook). Be sure to add
some longer ones to your aresenal.

As for the Olive, I wouldnt say it's "wrong", but I would expect light
dun to be the color of choice.

Hope this helps!
Kurt


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