Maroon Leech #2 by Danie Erasmus.pdf

Name: Maroon Leech #2

by Danie Erasmus

This is my favourite lake fly. I usually fish it using a type III sinking line and a very slow

figure eight retrieve and occasional 4 inch strip. The key component of this fly is the

Arizona Simi Seal dubbing for the body. I have been using this material for my leeches

approximately 5 years and had a lot of success with this pattern. I also tie this pattern in

black and olive. One memorable day with this fly was quite recently on Dragon Lake

where I had 8 fish to hand of which seven were greater than 20 inches with the largest

being 26 ½ inches.

Recipe:

Hook: #6-10 Mustad 9672

Thread: 6/0 black

Tail: Marabou in wine colour

Weight: Silver bead and 5 wraps of 0.03 lead wire tied in at the head

Body: Arizona Simi Seal dubbing in blood leech tied in using a dubbing loop.