I have not been happy with the mohair leeches that I have
made before. The tails did not look right and came apart
fairly quickly. I was reading about a fly that used a furled
tail and wondered why not with mohair?
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I do like a small bead head on the fly as I think it gives better action.
Materials Furled Tail Mohair Leech
Hook: Size from 8 to 14 but what ever you want.
Thread: to match body color.
Beadhead: 2 sizes smaller than charts call for on hook.
Method Furled Tail Mohair Leech
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Tie on thread at the front of the hook. Do not wrap to bend.
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Cut a piece of Mohair yarn about 6 inches long. Tie in at the front
and wrap down the hook to the bend.
- Twist the thread, with your fingers, about 15 to 20 times. Put a
needle on the yarn where you want the tail to end and fold the yarn
over this. Tie down with 4 tight wraps at the bend of the hook.
- Fold the yarn back over the tail and make two wraps, firm but not tight.
This helps to make this area the same thickness as the rest of the fly.
- Wrap the yarn, loosely, up the shank of the hook. Tie off with
three thread wraps, cut the yarn and whip finish.
- I like to take a velcro button on the end of a popsicle stick
and rough this pattern up some.
~ Rick
Originally published July 26, 2015 on Fly Anglers Online by Rick Zieger.