Double Tail Leech
I've always seen black streamers as leech patterns, however many of them are narrow and tall or just plain fat all the way around. I tried to solve this problem by using a double tail zonker strip and connecting them together to get a wider, but yet still flat fly, much like a leech really is. It seemed to work great, and the fish love it too! It swims more like a leech, with an up and down motion, rather than side to side. The fly all around is a hit for my local river, and I am sure others will be able to use it in their rivers as well. This also could work great in lakes for bass and other fish that eat leeches.
Hook: Umpqua U301 - Size 10
Thread: UTC 70 - Black
Weight: Lead wrap and 5mm gold cone head
Tail: Pine Squirrel - Black
Body Wrap: Holographic Flashabou - Black
Head: Pine Squirrel - Black
Tail wrap: UTC Wire - small, dark
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