SPLIT-CANE FLY RODS
HANDMADE BY
DON ANDERSEN

Dean Baayens wrote about the Catatonic Leech in the 1998 issue of Barry Mitchell's Alberta Fishing Guide. The secret to fishing this fly is to do nothing. Suspend it about 4 feet under an indicator and let it sit for twice as long as you can stand. Twitch it once, and let it sit. The trout will swim over and eat it.

I tie it a little different than Dean does. Here is how I do it.

Catatonic Leech

Hook: Mustad 75980 size 10-12
Thread: olive
Weight: lead wire
Tail: olive marabou, 2 bunches
Body: olive marabou, dubbed

This  trout were caught with an olive Catatonic Leech.