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Diamond Jig Leech
Diamond Jig Leech is a quick stillwater jig leech tied by Cheech, who credits Lance Egan with suggesting both the dubbing color and the style of the fly. It uses only a slotted tungsten bead, a black marabou tail and a dubbing loop body of Arizona Diamond Dub in black red. Cheech mostly fishes it on a long leader with a midge tip line, and it has taken brook trout, splake, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and tiger trout across a range of trout fisheries. Tied here on a size 8 hook.
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Materials
Fulling Mill Slotted Tungsten Beads, matte black, 3.8mm (or Hanak Round+ Slotted Tungsten Beads, black matte, 4.0mm)
Matte Black · 3.8mm
Nature's Spirit Premium Bugger Bou Marabou, black (or Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou, black UV)
Black
MFC Arizona Diamond Dub Dubbing, black red (or STS Trilobal Dubbing, bloody black leech)
Black Red
How to Tie the Diamond Jig Leech
- 1
Step 1
Slide the slotted bead onto the jig hook, seat it behind the eye, and mount the hook in the vise.
- 2
Step 2
Start the thread behind the bead and wrap a thread base back to the bend. Trim the tag end.
- 3
Step 3
Strip a bunch of black marabou from the stem and tie it in at the bend for a tail longer than the shank.
- 4
Step 4
Bind the butts along the shank and trim any excess.
- 5
Step 5
With the thread at the base of the tail, form a long dubbing loop and advance the thread to just behind the bead.
- 6
Step 6
Pull pinches of Diamond Dub from the package and place them in the loop, spreading them along its length.
- 7
Step 7
Spin the loop tight into a dubbing rope.
- 8
Step 8
Wind the rope forward from the tail to just behind the bead, then tie it off and trim the excess.
- 9
Step 9
Whip finish behind the bead and trim the thread.
- 10
Step 10
Brush out the body so the fibers blend back into the tail.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0yu4YIMSvo
Credit: Cheech / Fly Fish Food