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Denny’s All Purpose Emerger
Denny’s A.P. Emerger, Grey
Tying Instructions
1. Attach the thread behind the eye and wrap to the bend of the hook above the hook barb.
2. Clip a section of Natural Mallard Fibers from a feather keeping the tips even. Attach the fibers to the top of the hook shank for a tail. The length of the tail should be about one hook shank. Secure the tag end with thread wraps keeping the material on the top of the hook shank.
3. Attach a piece of copper ribbing on the top of the hook shank near the middle of the shank.
4. Secure the ribbing to the top of the shank with thread wraps to the base of the tail.
5. Apply dubbing to the thread, twisting the material around the thread. Use the dubbing sparingly as you want to create a slender, tapered body. Upon twisting the dubbing around the thread slide the material up the thread to the bottom of the hook shank.
6. Trap the first few fibers of the dubbing with a thread wrap or two over the hook shank. This will anchor the material to the thread and allow for a tighter compression of dubbing around the thread with some more twisting. Dub a tapered body to just past the midpoint of the shank.
7. Wrap the ribbing forward with evenly spaced wraps to just in front of the body and secure with thread wraps.
8. Clip 15-20 Natural Mallard Flank fibers from the same feather that you used for the tail and anchor the butts just in front of the body.
9. Attach 3 peacock herls by the tip just in front of the body.
101. Wrap the herl around the thread to make a chenille.
11.Wrap the herl chenille in front of the body to create a thick thorax. Tie off about one eyelength behind the eye.
12. Bring the wingcase over the thorax and secure just behind the eye. .
13. Trim the tag end of the wingcase and secure with thread wraps. Prepare a partridge feather for a soft hackle. Remove the fluff from the bottom of the feather and move the lower fibers downward to create a opening where the hackle will be secured to the hook shank.
14. Attach the partridge hackle by the tip just behind the eye. The shiny side should face the eye. Sweep the fibers back to minimize and fibers from getting caught when winding the hackle.
15. Wrap the hackle twice around the shank and tie off. I like to secure the hackle stem at the base of the shank behind the eye and let the thread wraps secure the tag end up against the side of the shank facing you.
16. Create a small head using thread wraps. Use your fingers and thumb to sweep the partridge fibers back so that they do not get caught within any of the thread wraps.
17. Use a Whip Finish to secure the thread.
18. A small amount of head cement to the head will complete the fly.
| Materials
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| Hook | TMC 3761 #10-16 |
| Thread | Uni-thread Black 8/0 |
| Ribbing | Small Copper Wire |
| Body | Hare's Ear Plus, Hare's Ear |
| Thorax | Peacock Herl |
| Tail | Natural Mallard Flank |
| Wingcase | Natural Mallard Flank |
| Hackle | Partridge |
Denny Rickards
Denny’s All Purpose Emerger
Denny’s All Purpose Emerger is designed by Denny Rickards, of Fort Klamath, Oregon. Denny is a stillwater specialist who conducts seminars throughout the West on how to fish stillwater situations for maximum results. Crowley Lake and Bridgeport Reservoir are a couple of his favorite Sierran destinations. Denny has built a reputation of catching a number of very large trout yet he only uses about 5 fly patterns that he developed for stillwaters.
Variation off Puyan’s AP Emerger
His A.P. Emerger is one of those flies. It is a generic pattern, very similar to Andre Puyan’s A.P. series, that represents emerging mayflies or damselflies, depending upon the coloration and size used, by utilizing a soft hackle. He has also found success with this pattern on streams with emerging caddis and other mayflies. The pattern was developed in the early 1990’s and was tied to a 2x long nymph hook such as a Daiichi 1710 or TMC 5262 in sizes 10-14.
In the early 2000’s, however, many have adapted this pattern to a 1x long, 2X Heavy wire nymph hook such as a Daiichi 1560 or TMC 3761 as well as a wider range of sizes from 8-16. The shorter hook length works particularly well for callibaetis imitations and provides the strength to resist bending by especially large trout. This pattern is particularly effective when trout are feeding near the surface on emerging insects.
Presentation with Intermedate Sinking lines
Within stillwaters, Denny prefers an intermediate sinking line or a 5-7 foot clear sink-tip line for this pattern. He likes to concentrate his fishing to the upper 2 feet of the lake since this is the area that trout will hold looking upwards for emerging pupas, the upper ten inches being the best depth for consistent action. Apply slow 4-6 inch pulls. Variations off this pattern include substituting peacock herl with ice dubbing and utilizing colored tinsel for the ribbing providing an attraction element to the pattern.
Denny has had success using this fly in sizes 10-12 at Bridgeport Reservoir, Crowley Lake, Davis Lake, and Heenan Lake during mid-day hours when the damsels emerge or a callibaetis hatch is in progress.
Variations
Denny’s A.P. Emerger, Olive
| Hook | TMC 3761 #10-16 |
| Thread | Uni-thread Olive 8/0 |
| Ribbing | Copper Wire |
| Body | Olive Hare's Ear Plus |
| Thorax | Peacock Herl |
| Tail | Mallard Flank dyed Olive |
| Wingcase | Mallard Flank dyed Olive |
| Hackle | Partridge dyed Olive |
Denny’s A.P. Emerger, Black
| Hook | TMC 3761 #10-16 |
| Thread | Danville Black 6/0 |
| Ribbing | Small Silver Wire |
| Body | Black Hare's Ear Plus |
| Thorax | Peacock Herl |
| Tail | Mallard Flank dyed Black |
| Wingcase | Mallard Flank dyed Black |
| Hackle | Partridge dyed Black |
Denny’s A.P. Emerger, Rusty Brown
| Hook | TMC 3761 #10-16 |
| Thread | Uni-thread Rusty Brown 8/0 |
| Ribbing | Small Copper Wire |
| Body | Rusty Brown Hare's Ear Plus |
| Thorax | Peacock Herl |
| Tail | Mallard Flank dyed Wood Duck Tan |
| Wingcase | Mallard Flank dyed Wood Duck Tan |
| Hackle | Natural Partridge |