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Red and Yellow Rhea Conehead leech
tied by Joe HardFly Type: Attractor Pattern,
Target Species: Trout,
Recommended Region: Eastern Canada,
Material List*:
TMC 300 size 2 medium black conehead
UTC 70 tail red and yellow Rheas barbs, Body red and yellow Rhea Barbs spun in a brush of yello
UNI Stretch. Collar a small section of a yellow Rhea feather. Head a few barbs of a red RheA FEATHER
*Materials with links give you direct access to that product at the J. Stockard store.Tying Instructions: Attach cone and thread, secelect a few barbs of red and yellow Rhea feather barbs to form tail and tie on. Then attach uni stretch. form a brush by alternate red and yellow feather barbs. wind on brush forward stroking back all unruly barbs.This brush ran short so I added a small section of a yellow feather then dubbed some red on the thread to complete the fly.
Presentation Tips: fish like a marabou leech. One good way to fish a marabou leech pattern is to cast up stream and raise and lower the rod mimmicing the up and down swimming motion of a leech.
