Egg Sucking Leech

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Materials needed 5

Tying difficulty Easy

Target species trout

Tied by Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions
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Materials

Hook: 2X-long, 2X-heavy streamer/nymph hook (here, a Lightning Strike SN1), sizes 6-12.
Bead: Bead, 1/8-inch, fluorescent fire orange.
Thread: 6/0 or 140 Denier, brown.
Tail: Dark-brown marabou blood quill.
Body: SLF Prism dubbing, chocolate brown.