Fritz Leech

Cheech - October 2022

For the past two years I have been trying to come up with the ultimate leech in regards to simplicity. I would always look at my fly boxes and realize that I had WAY too many leech variations, and I wanted one fly that could be stripped, fished under an indicator, or fished in a midge tip fly line, etc. This is the bug that I ultimately settled on, and it’s been an absolute killer in my boxes. Some of my favorite colors are olive (as seen), black with chartreuse bead, or claret/wine with gold or metallic pink bead. These have caught picky fish everywhere I’ve gone, and I have a box full of them now!

Material List

Hook: Fulling Mill 5125 Jig Force Short Barbless Hook - 12
Hook (Alternate): Umpqua XC400BL-BN - 12
Bead: Fulling Mill Slotted Tungsten Beads - Gold - 3.2mm
Bead (Alternate): Hareline Slotted Tungsten Beads - Classic Colors - 1/8" (3.3mm) - Gold
Thread: Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 6/0 - Medium Olive
Body: FNF Jelly Fritz 10 mm - Pale Olive
Body (Alternate): Ice Chenille - Large - Olive
Tail: Nature's Spirit Premium Bugger Bou - Olive
Tail (Alternate): Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou - Medium Olive