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Red Bead Leech

Brought to you by:
Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition.
Red Bead Leech
by Don Freschi

GETTING STARTED
MATERIALS NEEDED
  • Hook: Size 10 Partridge YK6ST Swimming Nymph
  • Thread: UTC 70 Red
  • Bead: Medium Blood Red Bead
  • Tail: Black Marabou with 4 strands of Black Crystal Flash
  • Body: Purple/Black Dazzle Link Dubbing
Step 1: Slide bead onto hook and then wrap a base of thread onto the hook.
Step 2: Take some black marabou and measure the length of the hook.
Step 3: Tie in the black marabou for the tail and tie the rest in to start to fill in the body.
Step 4: Take 4 strands of black crystal flash and add to the top of the tail.
Step 5: (a) Make a dubbing loop with the dazzle link dubbing. Form a long enough loop with a small space; (b) Lay on some dubbing material; (c) Spin the dubbing until it is tight.
Step 6: Wrap the dubbing loop forward to form the body. Keep it nice and bushy.
Step 7: Pick out dubbing so the body is nice and bushy, then push the picked out dubbing towards the tail.
Step 8: Whip finish and the fly is done.
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