Bunny Leech

	Tying Instructions	Materials: (To Order Materials, click the link) Hook: TMC 300 #6-8 Thread: Danville Black 6/0 Tail: Chinchilla Rabbit Strip Rib: Fine Copper Wire Underbody: Red Ice Dubbing Body: Chinchilla Rabbit Strip Body: Strands of Pearl Flashabou Head: Black Nickel Conehead
	Notes: Rabbit Zonker strips make an excellent material to imitate leeches. The material takes a little time to get itself waterlogged but once it is fully saturated, it performs with the convincing undulating pattern of a leech. Black, Brown and Olive are the most common colors used. A few strands of Krystal flash or Flashabou are often incorporated into the pattern, either at the tail or off the head position. For our Sierran lakes, I try to keep the overall size down by using size 6-8 streamer hooks and a minimal tail length. The Bunny Leech is also a favorite for Steelhead and Salmon yet in larger sizes of 2-4. Many of those patterns will also use an Egg Head wrap of chenille.

Variations:
BH Purple Bunny Leech w/Purple Hackle	Materials: (To Order Materials, click the link) Hook: TMC 300 #2-6 Thread: Danville Black 3/0 Body: Purple Ice Dubbing Rib: Fine Copper Wire Tail: Purple Rabbit Strip Hackle: Purple Saddle Hackle Head: Black Nickel Conehead
Olive Bunny Leech	Materials: (To Order Materials, click the link) Hook: TMC 300 #4-6 Thread: Danville Brown 3/0 Body: Olive Cross-cut Rabbit Strip Rib: Fine Copper Wire Tail: Olive Rabbit Strip with red Flashabou Head: Black Nickel Conehead
Black Bunny Leech w/Rabbit Fur Collar	Materials: (To Order Materials, click the link) Hook: TMC 300 #4-8 Thread: Danville Black 3/0 Underbody: Black Ice Dubbing Rib: Fine Copper Wire Body: Black Rabbit Strip with red Flashabou Collar: Black Rabbit Strip, crosscut Head: Black Nickel Conehead