Great fly Phil - I have used Glens Leech and Langdon Mayers micro leech in size 12 in spring and fall and they were very effective - but I think this baby will be even better. I tied a dozen in black/blue and 6 in Blood Leech Arizona simi seal - cant wait to get rid of the hard water and give them a try. All the best George Hendry
Those are both great patterns and I use them myself. The Baby Leech has been a very consistent producer for me, especially when tied with a fluorescent orange bead. Cheers, Phil
Phil: I love the pattern. You say dai ichi 4640 (heavy, 60 degree) jig hook? video says 4760, which I am not familiar with. I'd love to see the fly wet to be able to see the wire bleed through.
Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed my video. Play around with the bead colors too. Hot orange and chartreuse versions also work very well at times. Cheers, Phil
Hi Joe, great question. The Ultra Wire adds durability and when using a sparse amount of dubbing bleeds through and adds an inner glow of sorts. You could certainly skip this step and use a thread dubbing loop if you wanted to. Thanks, Phil
Nice little leech Phil! I cut off and save the bottom of my dyed hackle and schlappen feathers rather than strip off and discard those soft "marabou" fibres when tying other flies. As you show, they make great tails on small flies. Those fibers also make nice bodies or thoraxes when spun-up in a dubbing loop... that is the way I tie my mini-leeches. Not very often that you see tiers using a copper wire dubbing loop directly on the fly - I use that method when I want a very sparse/translucent body with a bit of sparkle/color from the wire core showing through. Cheers!
