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Baby Leech

How do you tie a Baby Leech?

Baby Leech is a streamer fly pattern for Bass, Sunfish, Bluegill. Find its 5 materials and 7 tying steps below.

Difficulty
2 of 5
Target species
Bass, Sunfish, Bluegill

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Materials

  • Nymph Hook, TMC 3761, sizes 10-14
  • Thread (70 Denier), Olive
  • UTC Ultra Wire, Small, Copper
  • Olive Dubbing (body)
  • Rabbit Dubbing, Olive (dubbing loop)

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Tying instructions

  1. Create a short thread base behind the eye of the hook. Trim thread tag.

  2. Secure ultrawire and extend thread base to the bend in the hook.

  3. Dub a tapered body extending approximately 3/4 of the hook shank.

  4. Counterwrap ultrawire to front of dubbed body. Secure with thread and remove excess.

  5. Create a dubbing loop of rabbit fur. Fur can be trimmed from a scrap of zonker strip.

  6. Wrap dubbing loop forward taking care to pull fibers back with each wrap. Secure with thread and trim excess dubbing loop.

  7. Build a thread head. Whip finish and add flex seal to complete.

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