Safety Leech
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This is without a doubt Tommy's favorite and go to fly. He has two boxes in his fly bag. One is a box of safety leeches and the other is a box of cigars. Put a box in your fly vest (Safety Leeches not cigars.)

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Materials

Hook:	3X Long, size 8-12.
Thread:	6/0 or 8/0 Rusty Brown
Weight:	Fluorescent Orange bead and lead wire.
Body:	Canadian Mohair - Brown
Tail:	Rusty-Brown Marabou.

Fishing Hints:
Fish the Safety Leech as a streamer all over the water column.

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Tying Instructions

Mount the hook and wind the lead wire around the hook. The lead wire should leave one and one-half eye length behind the eye and end should end on the shank above the point.
Select an appropriate color of maribou and tie it on the end of the hook shank behind the lead wire. Pinch the maribou to the length of the shank.
Bring the thread forward to behind the eye. Tie on a length of mahair ending at the rear of the hook.
Wind the thread forward.
Wrap the mohair forward to behind the eye sweeping back the loose fibersas you wrap.
Tie off and trim the mohair.
Form a head, tie off and cement.
With the blade of your scissors (blunt side) pull out mohair fibers to give the leech a fuzzy look.

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Flies or materials are available at T. Hargrove Fly Fishing, Inc.

9024 Manchester
Saint Louis, Missouri 63144

Safety LeechPrintable Version

Materials

Tying Instructions

Flies or materials are available at T. Hargrove Fly Fishing, Inc.

Safety Leech
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