Wednesday
Jul152009
Purple Egg Sucking Leech
| Hook: Mustad R90 Size 4 Thread: 3/0 Black Tail: Purple Marabou Body: Purple Chenille Hackle: Purple Saddle Hackle Egg: Fl. Pink Chenille Weight: 0.030 Lead |
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Wrap lead around 2/3's of hook. |
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Tie in a purple marabou tail, which should be the length of the hook. |
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Tie in a purple saddle hackle, by the tip, at the rear of the hook. |
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Tie in a strand of purple chenille for forming the body in the next step. |
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Wrap chenille forward to form the body. |
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Palmer hackle forward in about 4 to 5 segments and then wrap in a full head. |
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Tie in some Fl. Pink chenille and take 2 wraps to form the egg head. |
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Make sure you have a dozen of these patterns ready when you venture out for Winter Steelhead! |













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