Troutbitten Harvey Gold All-Purpose Leader

The Harvey Gold has the heart of the Harvey Dry leader, with a little more power in the butt section and a piece of Gold Stren for a short sighter. Three small foams are part of the system, allowing for a quick swap of tippet sections, each specifically built for the river conditions, making this a truly modular leader without sacrifices.

No sacrifices? That’s not completely true. Because any tool that’s built to do many things will give up specifics somewhere. But these changes to the standard Harvey Dry Fly leader provide unique advantages as well.

Built on the Harvey Dry Fly leader platform, the Harvey Gold is a dry fly leader first. However, the heavier butt section provides more punch for throwing streamers and indicators. The extra butt section length gives a few extra feet of tight line reach, and the subtle Gold Stren sighter provides the visible advantages of a sighter without spooking trout.

A 1.5 mm tippet ring at the end of the Gold Stren sighter provides the perfect place to swap out tippet sections and transition to nymphs, streamers or wet flies. Three small rigging foams are included, so you can pre-rig tippet sections or save sections on the river, with the flies intact.

When river conditions or the trout’s mood call for quick changes between tactics, choose the Harvey Gold.

Learn more at these Troutbitten articles:

True All-Purpose Leader — The Harvey Gold
The George Harvey Leader Design