Hale Bopp Leech

I'm going to tie some up with both glass beads and tungsten. From the looks of it, I guess what sets it apart is the undersized bead, picked out scraggley body and long slender tail.

Phil: I like your idea of a tinsel underbody. I've seen other leech patterns ribbed with flashabou and then picked out, sounds similar.

Any other dubbing mixes/combos you like? I'm planning on some olive, brown-olive, black, white and red-black mixes.

Jarron

Sean-

I like your theory. I have found that my number one retrieve for buggers/leech patterns regardless of time of year is fairly quick, consistent 3-4 inch strips after letting it sink on a Type II. I will pause now and again, but I like to keep the fly moving. I have tried the long, slow 1-2 foot pull (ala Denny Rickards) hand twist and others, but for leeches that is my number one retrieve. If I weight my leeches, I'm almost always wrapping lead on the shank as opposed to a bead. I wrap the bead towards the front of the shank, so not sure there is a huge difference besides the shine/flash from the bead. Sounds like I may want to mess around with some glass beads though.

Chiros, scuds and callibaetis patterns ect I will strip alot slower and pause more often or not move them much at all. I always find it interesting when the fish want a dead still chiro one day and a moving one the next, I'm sure wave action/movement plays a role in that too.

Jarron