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Wednesday
Jul152009

Damsel Leech

Hook: TMC 2312 Size 12
Thread: UTC 70 Black
Tail: Brown Marabou
Body: Brown, Light Olive, & Yellow Olive Marabou
Wingcase: Green Pheasant Tail
Head: Light Olive & Yellow Olive Marabou
Rib: Medium Copper Wire


Tie in a clump of brown marabou for the tail. Make the tail as long as the hook.

Tie in a piece of copper wire. This will be used to rib the fly later.

Dub brown, light olive, and yellow olive marabou onto the thread and alternate colors as you dub.

Wrap dubbing onto hook to form a tapered body.

Rib the body with the copper wire and form about 5 to 6 ribs.

Tie in some green pheasant tail for the wingcase.

Dub some light olive and yellow olive marabou onto thread.

Wrap forward to form a head on the fly.

Pull green pheasant tail over the head to form the wingcase.

 

 

Whip finish and the fly is ready for your local lakes.



Reader Comments (3)

Don, there is a fly out that is supposed to be a killer called the Pumpkinhead. Have you heard of it, and will you be featuring it on the bench?
Thanks, Al.

January 31, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAl H.

Sorry to butt in, Don. Al, the pumpkinhead is my creation and it is featured in new Rowley/BC Outdoors book, Stillwater Selections complete with a step-by-step tying tutorial.

February 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJohn Kent

Thanks John and I will have to get a sample of that killer fly and try it out sometime this spring. It sounds like a winner.

February 4, 2010 | Registered CommenterDon Freschi

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