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Brent's Ultimate Olive Leech

Streamer · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Tyer Recipe

  • Hook 3X-long streamer, 10
  • Thread Olive (black works) 6/0

Materials

  • Glow-in-the-dark glass bead Glow (1)
  • Lead wire Natural lead wire (12 turns at front (weight))
  • Arizona Semi-Seal Olive ice dub (Tail and hackle brush)
  • Ice Dub Peacock ice dub (Very sparse (underbody))
  • Ultra wire, fine Green (any color) ultra wire fine (1 length (dubbing brush core))

How to tie it

  1. Slide the glow bead to the eye and wrap 12 turns of lead at the front so the fly undulates; dress the shank with thread.
  2. Pinch some olive Semi-Seal, tie it on top at the bend and fold it back over itself for the tail; take an extra locking turn behind the tail. It sets your tie-in point and strengthens the tail.
  3. Tie in the fine wire at the rear.
  4. Dub a very thin underbody of peacock Ice Dub along the shank to the bead.
  5. Lay a sparse amount of olive Semi-Seal across the thread (laying fibers across the shank direction gives a longer hackle) and close the wire over it; spin into a dubbing brush, or use a dubbing loop on a standard vise.
  6. Wrap the brush back-to-front like a hackle, preening the fibers rearward as you go, with a few extra turns at the front.
  7. Tie the wire off well and whip finish; cement the head.
  8. Pick the fibers out with a wire picker, then lay them back with a toothbrush.

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