Description
The Olive Bush Fur Leech — An Articulated Baitfish Pattern Built to Trigger Strikes Across Fresh and Salt
Some flies look good in the box. This one looks like something running for its life — and that’s exactly the point.
The Olive Bush Fur Leech is an articulated streamer tied on two staggered-length Partridge hooks, giving it that unmistakable S-curve swimming action that makes predators lose their minds. The body is wrapped in Nature’s Spirit Olive Monster Bush Fur, one of the most lifelike synthetic fur materials on the market — it breathes, pulses, and pushes water with every strip. That fur is then locked down with a Copper mini wire dubbing brush wrap, adding a subtle flash of contrast that fires up the lateral line on everything from brown trout to largemouth bass.
The tail tells the story. Ewing Marabou and Chickabou move like a living thing — no strip required. Even dead-drifted, this fly looks alive. Woven through the tail is Crystallized Peacock Flash that catches light the way a scared baitfish does when it’s out of options. That’s not an accent — that’s the trigger.
Gold bead chain eyes give it just enough sink rate to stay in the zone without going full anchor, and Semperfli 6/0 Classic Waxed Thread keeps every wrap clean, tight, and bombproof for fish with teeth.
Don’t let the freshwater profile fool you. This fly is tied on Partridge Saltwater hooks — corrosion-resistant, chemically sharpened, and built for the inshore grind. It’s already proven on Mangrove Snapper and will find its way into the mouths of redfish, snook, and anything else hunting in the grass and timber.
Olive Bush Fur Leech has more than proven it’s self in Montana on the Madison River for big browns. Hebgen and Henrys Lake have been explosive with this pattern.
Species: Trout · Bass · Mangrove Snapper · Redfish · Snook · Pike Sizes Available: #10 Articulated · #8 Articulated · #6 Articulated
Materials at a Glance:
- Hook: Partridge Saltwater (Articulated, Two-Hook Rig)
- Body: Nature’s Spirit Olive Monster Bush Fur
- Rib: Red Mini Wire Dubbing Brush
- Tail: Ewing Marabou & Chickabou
- Flash: Crystallized Peacock Flash
- Eyes: Gold Bead Chain
- Thread: Semperfli 6/0 Classic Waxed
Tied one at a time. Not mass-produced. Not overseas. Real materials, real fish.
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