DRY FLIES
WONDER WING DUN OR SPINNER
The Wonder Winged Dun or
Spinner is a generic representation for members of the
“Leptophlebiidae”
family of Mayflies and the various Highland Duns & Spinners, which
are members of the “Oniscigastridae” family. Hatches generally occurs
between
the months of October and March.
If you have a look at
Lepto
Duns and Highland Duns there are fundamentals of shape and form that
are
common and are captured by this pattern. Leptophlebiidae Duns and
Highland
Duns present in a range of colours including olive through to brown,
charcoal
and greys and shades of ginger, red and burgundy. I carry Wonder Winged
Duns mainly in size #12 and occasionally carry Black and Red Spinners
also
in size #16.
This wonder
wing
concept
and is accredited to Sydney dentist Dick Deakin and can also be applied
to the tail.
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A
second concept of Dick Deacon's
is the wonder tail spinner.
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MATERIALS FOR
BLACK
WONDER WING DUN OR SPINNER:
Hook -
Size 10-16
dry fly hook
Silk -
Black
Tail -
Long black
hackle fibres
Body -
Black floss
Wonder
wing - Oversize black hackle
Hackle - Black
A)
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Wind the thread in touching turns to the bend of
the hook.
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Tie in a tail of long hackle fibres so that it
finishes about 1.5 times as long as the hook shank. Separate the
hackles evenly and whilst holding in place lacquer and allow to dry.
- Tie in a length of black floss at the bend of the
hook and take the thread forward to the half way point.
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B)
- Select a flat black hackle with barbules that are
at least twice as long as the gape of the hook.
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Strip the barbules of one complete side of the
hackle and from both sides of the butt end.
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Tie the butt end of the hackle in along the top of
the hook with the stripped side laying flat along the top of the hook
shank.
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C)
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Hold the hackle up to about a 45 degree angle and
stroke the hackle fibres forward
and down to form the wonder wing. Whilst holding the wing in place tie
if off
and trim the butt end.
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Tie in a hackle directly in front of the wing.
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D)
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Wind the hackle forward stopping just short of the
eye of the hook, tie it off and trim the butt end.
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Build up a neat head.
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Whip finish and
varnish the head.
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