Tying The Compara Spinner with Kelly Galloup

The Compara Spinner was created by combining two of Dave Ellis’s patterns:The Triple Wing Spinner and the Hi-viz Compara Dun. I found that I was having trouble keeping an eye on the low riding spinners so I dropped a wing off the triple-wing spinner and added the Hi-Vis compara wing to the front of the fly. The fish see the shape of a spinner and you see the wing as well. - Kelly
Galloup's Compara Spinner Recipe
Thread: 8/0 Waxed Thread
Tails: Brown Barred Black MFC Micro Barred Fibetts - www.slideinn.com/product/mfc-...
Body: Thread
Thorax: Super Fine Dubbing - www.slideinn.com/product/supe...
Wing: Quick Silver or Spinner Wing EP Trigger Point Fibers - www.slideinn.com/product/ep-t...

[@donmthg]

All these little bug videos and I just bought a new spool of articulation wire... Love them too!

[@ipod1978]

Really digging this style of wing

[@rplecker]

Well done Kelly! I just finished 4 dozen spinners in all the sizes and colors from last week and now I have to start on these. Good problem to have this time of year :-)

[@lathandeyoung8886]

Enough with the videos already, I cant handle this much happiness in my life. I was trying to tie along when ever you put out a video but I'm having trouble keeping up. : )

[@erniewalker5050]

nicely done!!! gonna go ty some now!!

[@martinhodell8465]

amazing fly design- so functional. Your Trico comparadun / spinner is fantastic. Way way more effective to fish that instead of a parachute adams with a spinner trailing-- you get a better drift and the fish take the fly just as confidently as they take a spent wing pattern.

[@norcalpicker696]

Kelly, THANK YOU! I recently found you and your tying videos. I tied a few of these compara-spinner and a few spinners, following along with your instructions... A hand full in black and a handfull in a light green/yellow-ish color... Took them out to one of the best streams in Northern California- knocked them dead all morning! Thanks for the instructions! Keep up the good work! Any chance to get you to do a video on tying a stimulator?

[@andrewbombard5540]

Just tied some of these up nice patter. I did a few with a traditional deer hair compara wing and z-Lon spinner wings. Was wondering if you have tried this. Thanks for the great videos

[@grayainswsorth6070]

Thank you as always for sharing your immense knowledge. I would appreciate if you could show us how to tie Turk's Tarantula.

[@rosysiau]

It would be great to see a video like you did with deer hair, but about the synthetic smorgasbord. What is the difference for dry fly/floatability between: z-lon, antron, EP 3d, EP trigger point, sparkle merger yarn, poly yarn, poly pro yarn, para post wing ETC! I have tried to test some of these by tying them to a hook and treating them with Hydrostop, then deciding my experiment didn't work or they don't really float.

[@briggs13a]

i love this pattern especially for very small mayflies,even midges.now i just need to find some trout rising on mayflys.Any suggestions?

[@jodypower4606]

Would poly also work for the wings?

[@mikekuczynski1552]

How else would you do it :-)

[@riverlaskey2696]

Does the waxed thread add to the floatation of the fly? At least in comparison to unwaxed thread.

[@imaxfli]

Not really I would say.....

[@zeroedinwithzeke4059]

I just broke my vise. Is there a decent cheap one that you would recommend. Under 100 dollars?

[@cywilliams3176]

Would you consider tying this in a rusty brown/orange color?

[@TheSlideinn]

Absolutely. You can change the body and wing color to whatever you want.

[@kellygalloup6073]

any color

[@brianlarson5412]

You have the same hula girl I have in my car. Ever seen a solar trout ?

[@meonchris]

Or Sparkle Emerger Yarn for the wings?

[@kellygalloup6073]

Sure anything that holds shape is fine. thanks for watching. KG

[@meonchris]

Never miss one. How about something on dry fly leaders.

[@dkni231]

Kelly, splitting tails? Some of have known that for many years. You should get out more often. 🤣

[@kellygalloup6073]

funny I have done hundreds of tying shows with some of the best in the world and to date still never saw anyone do it that way except that kid, guess your right I need to get out more.

[@davidcahill2604]

Great pattern. I'll tie some of these up. I frikkin love the found link. I tie as you do and it just hammers fish where I have fished it in PA, MT, and WY. By the way, the found link flies you sell in your shop don"t look like what you tie or I copy. I bought some and they are way less deadly. Just sayin'. Where's the quality control guy??

[@TheSlideinn]

David, ya I know sometimes they lose a little control over there is fly tying land.Try to keep up on them but we do get a few ships that are not as good as other. KG

[@margaretbutler994]

Trout nz