Red Egg-sucking Electric Leech

The Red Egg-sucking Electric Leech is an ideal meal for rainbow trout because it contains many elements which attract rainbows such as: the great action of rabbit fur, the color red dressed with crystal flash and tinsel, and the ever tantalizing egg at the head of the fly. This fly works year round, but especially well in the spring.

Step 1 Materials

*Blended Red and Black Bunny
*Blue-Red Crystal Flash for Body
*Red Tinsel
*#2 Streamer Hook
*Orange Egg for Head
*Fly-tying cement

Comments

[AussieAnglerGal]

cool!!!!!
anyone got any substitutes for rabbit fur?

[jimbo480]

is it any good for brown trout?

[ttownsend]

Yes, it does work for brown trout.  Depending on the size of browns you are after, you might want to scale it down to a #4 or #6.  I would love to try it on a big sea-run brown down in South America!

[JSUTHERLAND8]

A FLY VISE is a must for this cool looking FLY. They can be found at your local sports store for ~ $15.00 and up. Most clamp to a table, some have a screw mount base.

[eranox]

As a great alternative for a fly vise, you can use a leatherman-type tool that features locking pliers. I have a great one made by Kershaw that does the trick, and I can fold the knife blade out and stick it into a tree stump for an instant streamside vise. The tool costs about $70 new; found mine for $20 at a pawn shop. Most of the manufacturers of multitools make a model that will work, but I don't recommend the Leatherman version, as the joint has a tendency to come apart, making it a real pain to use.

[inept]

Also known as the Lawyer Fly :D