| TYPE: |
Wet Fly |
| SIMULATES: |
Leech |
| HABITAT: |
Freshwater Lakes & Ponds |
| DESIGNED TO TAKE: |
Catfish, Panfish, Bass, Trout |
| BACKGROUND: |
Originated by Allan Rohrer of Santa Ana, Calif. The leech yarn used by Allan was stocked by Fur, Feathers & Fly Shop in Rexford, Idaho. For this fly, use a sinking line and slow retrieve. (First featured in the July/August 1986 and November 1986 editions of "Fly Ideas," John McKim's illustrated column in Western Outdoors Magazine. |
| MATERIALS: |
| Hook: |
Sizes 8-12 Keel Fly Hook, or Any Standard Wet Fly/Nymph Hook |
| Thread: |
Size "A" Black Monocord |
| Weighting (Optional): |
Lead Wire |
| Tail: |
Black Marabou |
| Body: |
Purple/Magenta Leech Yarn |
| Tag: |
Magenta Flashabou |
| Hackle: |
Natural Black Hen Hackle |
| Underbody: |
Magenta Flashabou |
| Head: |
Tying Thread |
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| INSTRUCTIONS: |
- Hone point, flatten barb. Start at hook eye (on standard hook leave head space); wrap to bend. Tie in tail. Tie in Flashabou. With lead wire, weight front 1/3 of body length only; secure lead wraps. Return thread to tail.
- Wrap Flashabou tag, do not trim excess Flashabou. Tie in leech yarn. Wrap Flashabou underbody forward to cover lead wraps, tie off, trim excess.
- Wrap yarn body; tie off and trim excess.
- With dubbing needle, pick out body yarn fibers sufficient enough to reveal underbody. Tie in hackle, concave side up, tip forward.
- Spin hackle two to three turns, tie off. Wrap back on spun barbs slighly wet-style. Form head, whip finish, clip thread. Lacquer head and exposed thread-wrapped shank.
Drawings Copyright © 1986, John F. McKim. All rights reserved.
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