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/ Black / leech / marabou / olive /

mohair leech

 
tied by bowlover
Target Species: Trout,
Recommended Region: Southeast US,
Imitation: Leeches,
Material List: hook: sixe 8-12 streamer hook
thread: olive or Black 8/0
underbody: lead wire
tail: marabou to match color of fly
body: leech yarn
Tying Instructions: put hook in vice and wrap thread to hook bend
tie in a marabou tail
tie in leech yarn and wrap foreward (either pull fibers back after each wrap or use velcro to tease it out once done
whip finish and head cement
Presentation Tips: I've always had the best luck with this fly when the water was either high or a little stained. I caught my biggest trout ever on one of these.