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Denny's AP Emerger

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Reference Recipe

  • Hook Curved scud/emerger hook (TMC 2487 or similar), 12 (12-16)
  • Thread Gray 70 denier

Materials

  • Coq de Leon fibers (tail) Natural speckled coq de leon fibers (small bunch)
  • Copper wire rib Copper wire (1 length, fine)
  • Rabbit/hare's ear dubbing (body) Gray superfine dubbing (as needed)
  • Prism sparkle fibers (in body) Pearl/mixed (a few fibers)
  • Peacock herl (thorax) Natural peacock herl (1 strand)
  • Hungarian partridge feather (hackle) Natural partridge (1 feather)
  • UV resin (optional head) Red uv resin (small amount)

How to tie it

  1. Secure the hook and start the gray thread, wrapping a base back to the bend.
  2. Tie in a sparse bunch of Coq de Leon fibers for the tail, a little less than a shank length, then wrap the butts down to build a slight underbody.
  3. Tie in a length of fine copper wire at the bend.
  4. Dub a slim body of gray rabbit fur, blending in a few prism sparkle fibers, forward to about two-thirds of the shank.
  5. Counter-wrap the copper wire forward over the body in open turns; tie off and trim.
  6. Tie in one strand of peacock herl and wrap a small thorax; tie off and trim.
  7. Prepare a partridge feather by stripping the fuzzy base to a small tie-in tip, tie it in, and take about two turns of soft hackle; tie off and stroke the fibers back.
  8. Trim the excess and whip finish, keeping the collar sparse.
  9. Optional: build a small red UV-resin head over the thread wraps and cure to finish.

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