FLY
Streamer
Egg Sucking Leech
Tied by Brent Jones
Egg Sucking Leech recipe
| Hook | TMC 5263 size 4 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Uni 8/0 |
| Weighted Wire | Lead .030 |
| Tail | Hareline Magnum Rabbit Zonker, Black |
| Body | Hareline Magnum Rabbit Zonker, Black, Palmered up the shank |
| Flash | Hareline Krystal Flash, Purple |
| Head | Small Hot Orange Chenille |
What the Egg Sucking Leech imitates
- Egg (adult)
- Leech (adult)
Where the Egg Sucking Leech came from
- Derived from Woolly Bugger, 1967. Built on Russell Blessing's 1967 Woolly Bugger plus a bright chenille egg head.Source: MeatEater: Egg Sucking Leech: A Deeper Look
- Originated by Will Bauer, 1984, Anchorage, Alaska. Reportedly tied first ones c.1984.Source: MidCurrent: The Egg-Sucking Leech: Tying the Transitional Pattern
- Popularized by Will Bauer, 1984, Alaska. Late shop owner credited with popularizing it around 1984.Source: MeatEater: Egg Sucking Leech: A Deeper Look
Where sources tell it differently, each account is listed with its own source.
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
