The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
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Easy - 3-5 Min
Coldwater, Warmwater
This fly has weight from the wire without having a big heavy bead head. This makes this fly easier to cast while still helping it get deep. Zonker strips are one of the most useful materials, the way they flow and pulse in the water is unbeatable. You can tie these in any color and imitate a wide variety of food.
The wire is wrapped on top of the zonker strip, this keeps the hook point riding up.
Use this fly on rivers and shallow lakes where leeches are present. If you’ve tied some in baitfish colors try fishing them any way you would fish a baitfish pattern.
As a leech pattern fish this fly low and slow. Leeches aren’t great swimmers and live near the bottom. When fishing a leech pattern you have to be patient and let the fly sink before giving it any action. Once the fly gets deep use short slow strips to keep the leech on the bottom. Many flies that are supposed to be fished near the bottom will be tied to ride hook point up with lots of weight.
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