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Leaders for dry flies, offering delicate presentation and thin tippets suitable for small and light flies.

• Art Lee's Standard Dry

  10 variations

• Borger Style Dead-Drift Dry - Long

  15 variations

• Borger Style Dead-Drift Dry - Long & Stout

  15 variations

• Borger-Style Dead-Drift Dry

  45 variations

• Dry, Delicate

  45 variations

• Dry, Flat Water Delicate

  15 variations

• Dry, Flat Water Delicate Long-Reach

  21 variations

• Dry, Flat Water Standard

  15 variations

• Dry, for 4-5 weight lines

  25 variations

• Dry, for Brushy Conditions

  10 variations

• Dry, for Heavy Overhanging Cover

  10 variations

• Dry, for Ultra Light Lines

  15 variations

• Dry, Harvey Dry Fly Variation

  18 variations

• Dry, Harvey Slackline Variation

  10 variations

• Dry, Long for Ultra Light Lines

  3 variations

• Dry, Short Leader

  21 variations

• Dry, Standard

  25 variations

• Dry, Wide-Range

  42 variations

• Freestone

  5 variations

  • Adapted from Chris Parsons' freestone leader

• George Harvey All Around 10' (slackline)

  28 variations

• George Harvey Long Leader

  20 variations

• George Harvey Standard 7 footer

  20 variations

• George Harvey’s Original Dry Fly Leader

  3 variations

  • The tippet can be varied from 22" (55cm) to 30" (75cm)

• George Harvey’s “New” Formula

  3 variations

  • The tippet can be extended to 20-48” (55-120cm) — 4X, 5X or 6X soft nylon, selected to match the fly and the conditions. From Fly Fisherman magazine via Troutbitten.

• Leonard Positive Turn-Over

  2 variations

  • These formulas were kindly provided by Swedish Johan Allgén. They were measured from two original HL Leonard Rod Co hand tied leaders. The sections were slightly uneven, but roughly followed the form: 18-18-18-18-20-20 inches. The leaders were labeled 9', but were more like 9.5' including a perfection loop in the butt end.

• Napoli Dry Fly

  3 variations

  • Quite sturdy dry fly leader designed by John Napoli, American Casting Association

• Orvis Delicate

  75 variations

• Orvis Std. Lite-Butt for 3-5 weight lines

  20 variations

• Rajeff Dry Fly

  2 variations

  • Dry Fly leader by Steve Rajeff for ACA Tournament Leader Formulas. Material: Maxima. Tippet 15-18" or 38-43 cm

• Ritz Normal, Trout

  25 variations

• Ritz Super-Precision, Trout

  35 variations

• Schweitzer's 4-Segment All-Purpose

  63 variations

  • When in a pinch, this leader is quick to tie and will accommodate most every situation.
    A great leader for beginners to learn, tie and fish.

• Schweitzer's 4-Segment Perfect Taper

  27 variations

  • Formula designed to tie quickly, turnover with light casts or into wind.
    Has a longer tippet than most popper formulas, allowing delicate presentations to finicky panfish.
    Ideal for still water fishing.

• Schweitzer's Dry, 5-Segment

  42 variations

  • This leader was designed to tie quickly and accommodate the most wide variety of situations.

• Schweitzer's Dry, Windy Conditions

  28 variations

  • This leader is made to turn over a dry fly a bit easier in windy conditions while still allowing for enough slack for floating a dry fly in tricky currents.
    Add more tippet to accommodate a longer drift pattern (similar to Harvey slack).

• Spring Creek

  7 variations

  • Adapted from Chris Parsons' spring creek leader. Long and delicate.