Hot Shot Leech - Purple

Hot Shot Leech – Purple

The Hot Shot Leech is a proven pattern for steelhead, salmon, and sea-run trout — a leech imitation built with dumbbell eyes that give it a distinctive jigging action and get it down into the strike zone fast. Purple is one of the most legendary and consistently productive colors in steelhead and salmon fly fishing, with a long history of triggering strikes in rivers and tidal water across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The hot shot element adds a bright, contrasting trigger point that draws attention and provokes reaction strikes, while the dumbbell eyes create a head-down, jigging action on the retrieve that imitates the natural undulating movement of a leech.

Pattern Details

• Style: Leech imitation / steelhead and salmon streamer
• Body: Purple — one of the most proven and legendary steelhead and salmon colors in fly fishing
• Eyes: Dumbbell eyes — create a head-down jigging action that imitates the natural movement of a leech
• Hot shot: Bright contrasting trigger point — draws attention and provokes reaction strikes
• Best water: Rivers, runs, and tidal water — deep pools, tailouts, and holding water for steelhead, salmon, and sea-run trout
• Target species: Steelhead, salmon, and sea-run trout
• Techniques: Swung across and downstream on the hang; stripped with a jigging action through deep pools and runs; dead-drifted through holding water under an indicator
• Sizes available: 10

A legendary steelhead and salmon color in a proven leech design — the Purple Hot Shot Leech gets into the strike zone fast and delivers the jigging action and bold profile that triggers strikes from fish holding deep in rivers and tidal water.