Here is the fly pattern sheet for Denny’s Seal Bugger.

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Materials

Hook:

Daiichi 1750, Dai Riki 700, #6 – 10

Thread:

6/0 or 8/0 black

Weight:

20 wraps of .020 wire

Tail:

Marabou

Hackle:

Dyed grizzly hackle

Body:

Seal fur or seal substitute dubbing

Rib:

Copper wire

Directions:

  1. Wrap lead wire on hook, leaving enough space behind the hook eye as to not crowd it when finishing fly.
  2. Coat hook shank with thread to secure lead wire.
  3. Tie in tail above hook barb.
  4. Tie in copper wire.
  5. Tie in hackle by tip.
  6. Create dubbing loop and move thread to tie off point behind hook eye.
  7. Add dubbing to create a sparse noodle and wind forward with touching turns.
  8. Tease dubbing out so it sticks at 90 degrees away from hook.
  9. Wrap hackle forward with 4 – 6 turns, being careful to not bind down dubbing and tie off.
  10. Wind rib forward using 6 – 8 wraps, being careful to not bind down dubbing and hackle. Tie off.
  11. Create tapered head with thread and whip finish.

Popular color combinations:

Body

Hackle

Tail

Black/red

Purple

Black

Black/red

Purple

Burgundy

Black

Burnt Orange

Black

Black

Burnt Orange

Burnt Orange

Black

Black

Black

Black

Grizzly

Black

Olive

Burnt Orange

Burnt Orange

Olive

Burnt Orange

Black

Olive

Grizzly

Olive

Olive/red

Black

Black

Olive/red

Black

Dark Olive

Brown/red

Black

Brown

This is a fly pattern developed by Denny Rickards and is a variation of the popular Woolly Bugger. Denny developed this fly pattern on Oregon’s Upper Klamath Lake, his home waters.

To find out more about Denny Rickards, visit his website – www.flyfishingstillwaters.com.