When I was young we had a cabin in northern Wisconsin where my dad would invite his childhood friends to come and fish. One such friend had a fear for the leeches we used regularly for bait. He would ...

Goat Leech, courtesy of The Hook Fly Shop. Cold winter days on still waters call for patterns that have profile, subtle attraction and the promise of protein. Silhouetted against the sky, the way a ...

Leech patterns are some of the most versatile artificials we fly fishers have. All waters have leeches in some form or another, and trout see them as prime groceries whenever they encounter them. Most ...