Bead Head Leech

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There are many "wormy" looking creatures that live in aquatic environments. Most lakes and weedy streams have dense populations of leeches and aquatic worms. During much of the time they are buried in the substrate or bottom vegetation. However during low light conditions they often forage about where they are exposed to patrolling game fish. Trout and bass seek out these tender morsels and eat them like candy. This is especially true early in the spring before weeds start to grow. Leeches are your most important early season lake flies. If the water temperature is cold, they are most effective when fished slowly along the bottom with a sinking fly line. Swimming leaches are flat and elongated. They swim with an undulating, almost ribbon-like motion.  Bachmann's Marabou Leech is designed to mimic this action. It's flat and has a black bead head that gives it a distinct swimming-leach action. Don't head to your lake without some.

Bead Head Leech, Black If you only had one size and color for your earliest season fishing, make it a black size six. This fly catches fish. It is worthwhile having the Black Bead Head Leech in all of the sizes. Sometimes trout display a preference for a certain size. Like everything else, leeches start out small and grow bigger.
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
9041-08	Bead Head Leech, Black	8	3 for $5.85
9041-10	Bead Head Leech, Black	10	3 for $5.85

Bead Head Leech, Brown This is a have to have fly when fishing any mud bottom lake. There are brown and reddish brown leeches in many lakes.
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
9044-08	Bead Head Leech, Brown	8	3 for $5.85
9044-10	Bead Head Leech, Brown	10	3 for $5.85

Bead Head Leech, Maroon Commonly referred to as a blood leech, patterns that are maroon in color are very effective in many lakes.
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
9042-06	Bead Head Leech, Maroon	6	3 for $5.85

Bead Head Leech, Olive Some leeches are olive colored, this probably helps them blend in with aquatic vegetation. It is well known that a wiggly fly that is an inch long and green is a high percentage searching fly in most desert lakes early in the spring.
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
9043-08	Bead Head Leech, Olive	8	3 for $5.85
9043-10	Bead Head Leech, Olive	10	3 for $5.85

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