DC Leech

DC Leech

HOOK: #4-8 4XL streamer, Tiemco #9395.
THREAD: Black 50-denier UTC GSP.
WEIGHT: .010" wire.
BODY: Fiery brown or black Angora goat hair.
FLASH: Red Krystal Flash.

DC Leech Step 1

With the hook in the vise, bend the hook shank slightly upward approximately ¼ inch behind the hook eye. Apply eight or ten wraps of .010" wire on the bent portion, leaving a little space between the wire and hook eye to finish the head. Anchor the wire with a few thread wraps, finishing immediately behind the wire.

DC Leech Step 2

Twist a half-dollar-size wad of goat hair into a tight rope between the thumbs and forefingers of both hands. Maintaining a good grip with one hand, attach it to the hook shank with several tight thread wraps. Double a single strand of red Krystal Flash around the tying thread and attach it at the goat hair tie-in point.

DC Leech Step 3

Clip the Krystal Flash just short of the tail length. Fold the forward portion of goat hair toward the rear of the hook and secure it at the original tie-in point. Add a small drop of Super Glue at the wire/material junction to keep the body from rolling on the hook shank.

DC Leech Step 4

Dub a small amount of goat hair to the thread and cover the wire with a nicely tapered application of dubbing. Crisscross this area with several tight thread wraps to form a compact underbody.

DC Leech Step 5

Coat the thread with dubbing wax and apply some goat hair to form a dubbing noodle. Wrap the noodle to form the shaggy overbody. Whip-finish and cement the head. Next, tease out the front portion of the fly with a strip of Velcro. Meld the entire body together by combing to the rear with a dubbing brush.

 

 

 

 

  • Duane Lloyd

    Angora Goat hair is a bit hard to find. What is a good alternate?

    • Ross Purnell, Editor

      Actually Angora goat is the original substitute for seal fur. If you can't find either there are synthetic substitutes such as SLF dubbing from Wapsi.

  • Mark Mills

    Wapsi makes it. If your local fly shop doesn't carry it, you can order Angora Goat dubbing in many shades from Denny Rickards online store among other places. He's uses it in his seal bugger patterns as a substitute for seal.

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