The Bunny Leech

Rabbit fur for sea trout

By Martin Joergensen

This is a steelhead pattern, normally made with black or purple rabbit. But with natural rabbit it makes a very good pattern for the coast. By cutting a narrower strip of rabbit and choosing natural colors a lighter dressing is achieved. Good for spring fishing and fishing in current like over reefs. Will need 5-10 minutes to soak before fishing really well.

Hook	2-6 straight eye streamer hook.
Thread	Tan, brown or red
Tail	Back end of zonker strip
Body	Red flash dubbing, with open twists of rabbit over it
Wing	A few straws of flash
Head	Color of thread

1. Tie in the thread at the hook bend and secure the zonker strip with app. 8 mm sticking out as a tail.
2. Whip finish over the tail, but don't cut thread.
3. Dub thread with red flash dubbing, and cover hook shank with a thinlayer of dubbing
4. Wind rabbit strip palmer wise so that hair is backwards (stroke with wet fingers while turning).
5. Tie down at hook eye and cut.
6. Tie in 4 straws of flash same length as entire fly.
7. Form head and varnish.

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