articulated mini-leech

ARTICULATED MINI-LEECH
A pine squirrel variant of a very productive fly.
Original fly created by
J. Jeffrey Sirbu, Colorado
Canadian pine squirrel
variant created by
Wes Wada - 2012
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MATERIALS LIST
Thread: Danville Monocord, black or a 6/0
or 3/0 tying thread
Hooks: Front - Mustad #3366 Clouser hook, #6
Rear - 2XL curved shank, straight eye #10
Flash: Red flash fiber of choice, 1 or 2 strands
Tail:
Canadian Pine Squirrel mini-zonker - Black
Body: Canadian Pine Squirrel, as above
Articulation Joint: Beadalon .015mm 19-wire, 12# test
Collar: Spirit River UV2 Multispectrum dubbing
additive, dark
Bead: 2.4mm copper or gold brass bead
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Start thread and wind to
mid-point of hook shank.
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Tie in middle of flash fiber.
Single strand
of red flash material.
Preferred is Fluoroflash
or red, hanked Lite Brite
or Angel Hair.
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Pull both ends of
flash fiber to rear.
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Wrap over folded portion
of flash to anchor.
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Flash fibers tied on
hook shank, pointing
directly to rear.
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Separate hairs in pine squirrel
zonker to expose skin area.
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Tie zonker strip to hook shank.
Alternately wind in front
and in back of tie-in point.
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Rotate hook and
apply super glue
to thread tie-in area
on bottom of fly.
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Advance thread to
front of fly.
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Palmer zonker
strip around
shank to
behind hook eye.
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Tie off zonker
strip at head.
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Carefully cut off
excess strip.
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Trim thread and
glue “head”.
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Mount front hook
with bead in place.
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Start thread behind bead and
wind to rear of straight part of shank
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Tie in Beadalon and wrap to
behind bead.
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Insert Beadalon
through
rear hook eye.
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Fold over Beadalon
to make a loose
loop and lightly
secure with thread.
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Pull tag end of
Beadalon to
tighten loop.
Then wrap
thread to rear.
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Cut off tag end
of Beadalon with
scissors.
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Super glue thread
covered shank and
Beadalon thoroughly.
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Tie in rear end of
2nd zonker strip.
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Palmer strip forward
to behind hook eye.
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Carefully cut
off excess
zonker strip.
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Wrap a band
of tying thread
behind bead
to secure zonker.
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Optional: Wrap
a band of dubbing
to make a contrasting
collar or hot spot.
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Optional: Dubbing used
here is Spirit River’s UV2
Multispectrum additive,
dark variety.
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Tie off dubbing and trim, and glue thread.
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Position wire
cutter to cut off
front hook
bend and barb.
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Shield eyes &
cut hook
toward
table.
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Brush out
dubbing
collar.
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Work the
joint.
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Work the
joint.
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Articulated MiniLeech appearance
when wet.
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Note the flex
at the joint.
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Note the flex
at the joint.
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A favorite bugger
converted using
the same technique.
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ARTICULATED MINI-LEECH
VARIANT
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Instructional Materials
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Wes Wada