Leech Fly / Fly fishing

[wingnut 27]

Hi just a query as to weather any one on the site knows were i can buy some of these leech flies the one with the hook in the tail, i was fly fishing the other day and a bloke caught all his fish on one of these flies, i have seen them before but no of no were to get one or two. Any information would be greatly appreciated

[on-point 0]

i have come across two types of leach fly pattern - both in america and both pretty simple to tie.

 

the first was an "egg sucking leach" pattern in alaska that we were catching big river rainbows on. such goog fun and the fly is essentially just a long shank eye down #12 with a red plastic ball at the front followed by any streamy hackle of about an inch.

 

the second was again in canada but on a king salmon river and also went under the name of a skagit minnow. this is th one that i think you are talking about as it has an articulated shank and trailing hook. bit more difficult but still possible - must be as even i managed to knock a few half decent looking ones out and i have fingers like spades.

 

your best bet it to look for and online guide or just check out the on line catalogues of the big stores and then try to find the same thing cheaper somewhere else- standard practice.

 

hope that is of some minor help,

 

O-P

[wingnut 27]

i have come across two types of leach fly pattern - both in america and both pretty simple to tie.

 

the first was an "egg sucking leach" pattern in alaska that we were catching big river rainbows on. such goog fun and the fly is essentially just a long shank eye down #12 with a red plastic ball at the front followed by any streamy hackle of about an inch.

 

the second was again in canada but on a king salmon river and also went under the name of a skagit minnow. this is th one that i think you are talking about as it has an articulated shank and trailing hook. bit more difficult but still possible - must be as even i managed to knock a few half decent looking ones out and i have fingers like spades.

 

your best bet it to look for and online guide or just check out the on line catalogues of the big stores and then try to find the same thing cheaper somewhere else- standard practice.

 

hope that is of some minor help,

 

O-P

 

Yes thanks the fly i talking about is the one you describe as the skagit minnow thank you very much for your reply i will get looking thanks alot

[nelson1 1]

i have come across two types of leach fly pattern - both in america and both pretty simple to tie.

 

the first was an "egg sucking leach" pattern in alaska that we were catching big river rainbows on. such goog fun and the fly is essentially just a long shank eye down #12 with a red plastic ball at the front followed by any streamy hackle of about an inch.

 

the second was again in canada but on a king salmon river and also went under the name of a skagit minnow. this is th one that i think you are talking about as it has an articulated shank and trailing hook. bit more difficult but still possible - must be as even i managed to knock a few half decent looking ones out and i have fingers like spades.

 

your best bet it to look for and online guide or just check out the on line catalogues of the big stores and then try to find the same thing cheaper somewhere else- standard practice.

 

hope that is of some minor help,

 

O-P

 

Yes thanks the fly i talking about is the one you describe as the skagit minnow thank you very much for your reply i will get looking thanks alot

Hi Mate, look here http://www.pacificflyfishers.com/Catalog/P...nnowBluPrpl.htm

[wingnut 27]

i have come across two types of leach fly pattern - both in america and both pretty simple to tie.

 

the first was an "egg sucking leach" pattern in alaska that we were catching big river rainbows on. such goog fun and the fly is essentially just a long shank eye down #12 with a red plastic ball at the front followed by any streamy hackle of about an inch.

 

the second was again in canada but on a king salmon river and also went under the name of a skagit minnow. this is th one that i think you are talking about as it has an articulated shank and trailing hook. bit more difficult but still possible - must be as even i managed to knock a few half decent looking ones out and i have fingers like spades.

 

your best bet it to look for and online guide or just check out the on line catalogues of the big stores and then try to find the same thing cheaper somewhere else- standard practice.

 

hope that is of some minor help,

 

O-P

 

Yes thanks the fly i talking about is the one you describe as the skagit minnow thank you very much for your reply i will get looking thanks alot

Hi Mate, look here http://www.pacificflyfishers.com/Catalog/P...nnowBluPrpl.htm

 

 

Thanks not had much success really below is a picture of th flie type i'm after just as a brief example, i asked a local fly tier if he can get hold of any he wont sell them because he said a lot of customers would not be happy as the flies shrink due to the rabbit hair so dont last that long which i though was fair comment but styill tryin to get hold some better learn to tie some flies my self.