Hot Shot Leech - Olive

Hot Shot Leech – Olive

The Hot Shot Leech is a proven pattern for steelhead, large trout, and salmon — a leech imitation built with dumbbell eyes that give it a distinctive jigging action and get it down into the strike zone fast. The olive body delivers a natural, earthy profile that closely imitates the leeches found in rivers and tailwaters, making it an effective choice when fish are keyed onto natural prey rather than bright attractor colors. 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 trout streamer
• Body: Olive — natural, earthy profile that closely imitates leeches in rivers and tailwaters
• 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, tailwaters, and runs — deep pools, tailouts, and holding water for steelhead and large trout
• Target species: Steelhead and large 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 natural leech profile with a bright trigger — the Olive Hot Shot Leech gets into the strike zone fast and delivers the jigging action and realistic coloration that steelhead and large trout find irresistible in rivers and tailwaters.