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Fly Patterns

Seal Bugger Weighted - $2.75

The fly patterns listed below are the flies I’ve designed for stillwater. They are suggestive imitating a variety of food sources trout eat. I don’t believe you need alot of flies, but you need a variety of colors and sizes of reliable patterns that catch trout.

Color Patterns

	Body	Hackle	Tail
1	Black/Red	Purple	Black
2	Black/Red	Purple	Burgandy
3	Olive	Brnt Orange	Olive
4	Olive	Brnt Orange	Brnt Orange
5	Black	Brnt Orange	Black
6	Black	Brnt Orange	Brnt Orange
7	Olive	Grizzly	Olive
8	Black	Grizzly	Black
9	Brown/Red	Black	Brown
10	Black	Black	Black
11	Olive/Red	Black	Dark Olive
12	Olive/Red	Black	Black

Price: $2.75 qty

Denny’s Multi-tailed Seal Bugger - $2.75

Thank heavens fly tying is an endless activity of creating and brainstorming. The fly patterns of tomorrow have yet to be created, but we are working on it. Another version of my Seal Bugger resulted in this Multi-tailed pattern with a few other changes. The more obvious change is that I added another color to the tail to give the fly a little added appeal. I also added Holographic flash-a-bou instead of the standard flash-a-bou over the tail. In the body I added ice dub and mixed it with seals fur. On many lakes where I tested this pattern there was no apparent difference, but on others there was marked improvement in the bite. You be the judge.

Color Patterns

	Body	Hackle	Tail
1	Black/Red	Burgandy	Burgandy/Black
2	Olive	Brnt Orange	Olive/Brnt Orange
3	Black	Brnt Orange	Brnt Orange/Black
4	Black	Black	Yellow Black
5	Black	Burgandy	White/Burgandy
6	Olive	Olive	White/Dark Olive

Denny’s Emerging Bugger - $2.75

This fly captured the attention of a lot of stillwater anglers last year based on the response I’ve received. I wanted another emerging pattern to complement my A.P. Emerger, but with the appeal of a bugger style fly. This pattern filled that need and then some. It is now a go-to fly for me for trophy sized trout. It is best fished with a sink tip or a full sinking line moved in an upward angle.

Color Patterns

	Body	Hackle	Tail
1	Blk/Red Seal/Pea Ice Dub	Burgandy	Black
2	Blk/Red Seal/Pea Ice Dub	Burgandy	Burgandy
3	Olv Seal/Olv Ice Dub	Brnt Orange	Olive
4	Olv Seal/Olv Ice Dub	Brnt Orange	Brnt Orange
5	Blk Seal/Blk Pea Ice Dub	Brnt Orange	Black
6	Olv Seal/Lt Olive Ice Dub	Black	Black

Note: Body is mixed with Ice Dubbing 50/50 and tails have
two strips of Holographic Flashabou over the top.

Denny’s Stillwater Nymph - $2.50

The Stillwater Nymph is as deadly as any fly I ever designed for stillwater trout. This is a highly suggestive pattern imitating a host of food sources found in lakes, especially the damsel nymph. I’ve added some new versions after testing them extensively on lakes throughout the western states last season. This fly seems to work when most other patterns fail. The burnt orange hackle has a lot to do with the fly’s success. It’s best fished on a 5 or 7 foot clear sink-tip or the Camo intermediate line. Use short slow pulls when water temperatures are above 50 degrees.

Color Patterns

	Body	Hackle	Tail	Back
1	Olive	Brnt Orange	Olive	Olive
2	Olive	Brnt Orange	Brnt Orange	Olive
3	Cinnamon	Brnt Orange	Brnt Orange	Brnt Orange
4	Olive Ice Dub	Brnt Orange	Olive	Black
5	Olive Ice Dub	Brnt Orange	Black	Black
6	Peacock	Brnt Orange	Olive	Olive
7	Peacock	Brnt Orange	Brnt Orange	Olive

NEW! - Denny’s Shiner Series - $3.00

This pattern exploded on the scene in the fall of 2003. The numbers of large trout landed through this past season bare out the effectiveness of this fly. Tied with real polar bear hair gives the fly an appeal unmatched by other animal hair. Mixed with the right shades of crystal flash, flashabou and Angel Hair, this pattern looks and moves like a real minnow - I’ll tell you this, the trout agree. I tied it for pursuing big trout in still or moving water, but many anglers have used it for other species of game fish as well. Retrieve it in semi-rapid 8-10 inch pulls and get a tight grip on the rod.

This is a dynamic new streamer fly that is deadly for big trout.
I’m really excited about this pattern.

Denny’s All Purpose Emerger - $2.75

I never go near lakes or moving water without this pattern. It has proven so deadly since I first designed it, I had no idea it would be so successful. I find it especially effective for big brown or any species of trout when they are honed in on emerging insects or feeding in the top few inches. Fish it with the Camo intermediate or with a 5 or 7 foot clear sink-tip line. Use slow 4-6 inch pulls.

Denny’s Callibaetis Nymph - $2.50

This is such a deadly fly when trout are feeding on Callibaetis mayflies on or in the surface film. I prefer the grey Callibaetis in size 12 or 14 fished with an intermediate or 7 foot clear sink-tip with slow 4-6 inch pulls. The Peacock Callibaetis or Olive Peacock Callibaetis is extremely consistent for me which makes it my first choice when probing shallow water or in depths of 1-4 feet. The same two fly lines apply here as well. I like this fly is sizes 10 and 12.

Denny’s Diamond Weighted - $2.50

The Diamond is a mayfly imitation. I use it for exploring depths of 2-6 feet when no insect activity is present. This pattern is best fished on the Camo intermediate line in sizes 10 or 12 with jerky 4-6 inch pulls. This is a good fly for dark days, rippled or off-colored water.

Denny’s Midge Larva - $2.50

Basically a chironomid pupae or larva pattern, it depends on the depth and angle you choose to fish it. I find this fly an outstanding choice for brown trout especially in the fall. On many days, it’s my best fly when probing depths of 8-10 feet or when midges are working.

Denny’s Dragon Weighted - $2.50

Dragonfly nymphs are common in most nutrient lakes in the western states. They are found on or near the bottom and crawl out on shoreline rocks or vegetation to hatch. My dragonfly nymph is close to a Carey Special except I changed the body from chennile to seals fur or you can use a suitable substitute. I believe this makes the fly more suggestive and the trout seem to agree. Use a full sinking line to get the fly on the bottom regardless of depth.

NEW! - Denny’s Damsel Nymph - $2.50

Damsels are a key food source for trout from June through September. This pattern was tested extensively throughout 2006 to find out if the trout would accept it as food, regardless of what it’s supposed to imitate. They did, and I’ve added it to my arsenal of stillwater patterns. I tied numerous variations before settling on these two versions, which are basically the same except for the thorax and hackle color. Both worked well, at times, one a little better than the other, but no significant difference.

Remember, this pattern should be fished in the top 12 inches with a slow 4-6 inch pull and pause or hand twist retrive.

Color Patterns

	Tail	Wingcase	Thorax	Hackle
1	Olive	Turkey Tail	Peacock Herl	Olive
2	Olive	Turkey Tail	Peacock Herl	Burnt Orange
2	Burnt Orange	Turkey Tail	Peacock Herl	Burnt Orange

Denny’s Leech Weighted - $2.25

Never go near stillwater without an assortment of leech patterns. I prefer the Janssen style leech and have tried and fished them since my first encounter on lakes. Since leeches are found in almost all stillwaters throughout the world, supply yourself with a good variety of colors and sizes.

Denny’s Multi-Wing Leech - $2.25

This new pattern has multi-colored marabou wings with flashabou over the top for added appeal. It has the same suggestive appearance as the regular leech patterns I tie and fish. It is weighted at the head with 20 turns of .020 lead and can be fished with almost any fly line at a variety of depths where fish hold. I fished it for the first time in the fall of 2004 with excellent results.

Denny’s Chub Minnow - $2.50

I tie this fly to match a variety of small forage fish found in lakes everywhere. The marabou wings give the fly a realistic breathing motion and suggestive appeal to trout. It’s critical to keep the wings sparse which adds to the pattern simulating a small minnow. Fish this fly along shoreline cover and close to the surface. That’s where minnow seeking trout will be looking for them.

NEW! - Denny's Stillwater Minnow - $2.50

The Stillwater Minnow is an exciting new addition to my streamer series of flies that complements the Shiner and Chub Minnow. The major change in this streamer is the addition of marabou over deer or polar bear hair to give the fly more movement and suggestive look. It pulsates when pulled through the water, suggesting a host of little minnows, which was the basis for its name. I prefer it in size 8 and 10, which were the two sizes I tested the pattern over a host of lakes in 2006. I’m offering four different pattern colors, but if you tie your own, get creative and try other colors to match your lakes.

NEW! - Denny’s Stillwater Bug - $2.50

The Stillwater Bug may be the most suggestive fly I’ve ever fished. It’s silhouette is similar to a leech, bugger or combination of both. It’s a weighted pattern that moves and breathes with each pull of the retrieve, simulating something alive and edible to trout. I sampled this fly on a dozen lakes in 2006 and the best I could do was a 13 pound rainbow. Hopefully, you may be able to do better. Believe me, it works.

Color Patterns

	Tail	Wing	Body	Thorax	Hackle
1	Black	Black	Black	Purple/Ice	Burgundy
2	Burgundy	Burgundy	Burgundy	Fuchsia/Ice	Burgundy
3	Dk.Olive	Dk.Olive	Dk.Olive	Golden Brown/Ice	Brnt Orange
4	Brnt Orange	Dk.Olive	Dk.Olive	Golden Brown/Ice	Brnt Orange
5	Brnt Orange	Brown	Brown	Golden Brown/Ice	Brnt Orange
6	Black	Black	Black	Golden Brown/Ice	Brnt Orange

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