Leech - Mohair

MOHAIR LEECH

• Hook: 4X-long streamer hook, sizes 8 to 4.
• Thread: Size 6/0 (140 denier).
• Tail: Marabou and a couple of strands of Krystal Flash.
• Body: Mohair yarn (purchased at a crafts store) wrapped on the hook shank.

Rather than the Woolly Bugger (boring!), I am offering the Mohair Leech (more interesting) as our first fly. This example came from my own fly box; I believe in the pattern and use it on a regular basis. Make a few wraps of heavy wire on the hook shank to add weight, or omit the weight to create a pattern that hovers in the water column. Tie a shaggy body, and pick out some strands of mohair using your bodkin. Tie this simple pattern in black, olive, and purple, and you’ll quickly be catching trout and bass.

From <https://www.flytyer.com/15-trout-flies-must-tie/>