HARROP'S CAPTIVE DUN

DESCRIPTION

If you're looking for a go-to emerger pattern that fools picky trout during tough hatches, Harrop’s Captive Dun should be in your rotation. In this step-by-step fly tying tutorial, Hogan Brown shares how to tie this legendary Rene Harrop pattern that he says has “saved his bacon” countless times on the water as a professional guide.

The Captive Dun is a highly effective mayfly emerger that sits low in the film, perfectly mimicking the vulnerable stage of an emerging insect—exactly what trout love to target. This fly is easy to tie, versatile across hatch types, and deadly when trout are keying in just below the surface.

MATERIALS

Hook Ahrex FW501 #16
Thread
8/0 Uni-Thread - Rusty Brown
Tail
Mallard Flank Feather - Wood Duck Gold
Wing Case
Cul de Canard - Dun
Body
Trouthunter Marabou - Rusty Spinner

Loon UV Clear Fly Finish - Flow