Uni-mohair

[raven4ns]

Thanks, Bill, I will. It's good to know I'm not the only one who poor luck with the woolly bugger....lol.

[zen leecher]

Out here in lake country we use leech imitations a lot. Sorry about attaching the websites as I could not find stand alone pictures.

Here's a website and picture of the mini-leech I use. This one has a bead head and is a later version of the old mini-leech. I usually use one like this, but with no bead:

http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/fly-pat ... eech.shtml

Here's another effective one tied with simi-seal. It's a Denny Rickard's pattern: I don't know if it is any more effective than the standard chenille bodied woolly bugger but it has a more attractive body material:

http://stevenojai.tripod.com/sealbugger.htm

I've also used the mohair yarn but didn't like the bulkiness of the thread. It has been used a lot up in British Columbia for leech imitations and one color is known as "Canadian Brown".

Old Hat may be familiar with these patterns as he's also in "lake country".

[Mataura mayfly]

William, very cool looking micro leech, could also pass muster as an elver or small bait fish.
Never really played with Pukeko as a barb tail. Main use over here is as a flat wing- there is an entire series of NZ lures (streamers) known as Pukeko style, flat full feather top wing.
How do you find the tails last with trout teeth?

[William Anderson]

Bill, thanks for the links. Those are certainly close cousins. I haven't weighted the leeches I've tied, although I probably should. It hasn't seemed to matter, although I can imagine the times they've gone unnoticed. That's not a pleasant thought.

w

[zen leecher]

Bill, thanks for the links. Those are certainly close cousins. I haven't weighted the leeches I've tied, although I probably should. It hasn't seemed to matter, although I can imagine the times they've gone unnoticed. That's not a pleasant thought.

w

I've looked at the picture of your buddy's leech and it appears to look the same as the kaufmann's mini-leech, but with brushed out wool (which is easier to tie with than angora goat).