Egg sucking leech

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title: "Egg sucking leech" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["streamer-patterns"] description: "Species of Artificial fly" topic_path: "general/streamer-patterns" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_sucking_leech" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Species of Artificial fly ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox artificial fly"]

Field	Value
name
image	File:BlackEggSuckingLeech.jpg
type	Streamer
imitates	Leech sucking egg
creator
created
othernames
variations
sizes
hooktype	Streamer
tail	Black maribou
body	black chenille
ribbing	black hen hackle and black wire
throat	Hot pink or red chenille ball
use1	salmon, steelhead
use2	trout, bass, pike
ref	Bristol Bay Flies
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|name = |image = File:BlackEggSuckingLeech.jpg |caption = |type=Streamer |imitates = Leech sucking egg |creator = |created = |othernames = |variations = |sizes= |hooktype= Streamer |thread = |tail = Black maribou |body = black chenille |wing = |ribbing = black hen hackle and black wire |hackle = |tag = |butt = |throat = Hot pink or red chenille ball |cheek = |shoulder= |topping = |head = |thorax = |legs = |bead = |use1 = salmon, steelhead |use2 = trout, bass, pike |ref= Bristol Bay Flies

This fly can be used to capture salmon, trout, bass, pike, and many other species of fish.

References

References

1. "Egg-suckng leech".
2. "Egg Sucking Article".
3. "Image of Egg sucking leech".

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