Balanced Squirrel Leech Fly Tying Kit
Balanced Squirrel Leech Fly Tying Kit
Everything you need to tie the fly that swims like the real thing.
There's a difference between a fly that looks like a leech in the bin and a fly that behaves like one in the water — and that difference is what separates a follow from a hookup. The Balanced Squirrel Leech was built on a stillwater innovation nearly 20 years in the making, engineered to hang, pulse, and swim horizontally the way real forage does — whether you're working it under an indicator on a glassy lake or swinging it through a seam on the Snake River system.
This kit puts every material behind that design directly in your hands, in the exact quantities and colors used in the pattern — no substitutions, no guessing, no hunting through your bins for "close enough." Just open the box, hit play on the tutorial, and start tying the fly that's earned a permanent spot in serious stillwater and river boxes alike.
🎥 Watch Before You Tie
Follow along step-by-step as we walk through the balance mechanics, the dubbing loop collar, and the small details that make this pattern come alive in the water.
What's Included in This Kit
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Hook
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Moonlit ML 524, size #6
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Bead/Weight
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4.0mm slotted tungsten bead, fluorescent yellow
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Thread
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Semperfli Waxed 6/0, fluorescent orange
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Tail
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2mm squirrel zonker strip, pale olive
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Body
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Squirrel dubbing, olive
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Rib/Flash
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Semperfli Straggle Legs, olive
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Collar
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Squirrel zonker, pale olive (for dubbing loop)
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Wingcase
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Snake River Fly's Filthy Fowl Dubbing, red/olive
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Enough material to tie multiple flies — perfect for building out your box before your next lake or river trip.
Why Tyers Are Reaching for This Pattern
This isn't just another leech imitation. The forward-mounted tungsten bead creates the horizontal "balance" that makes this fly hang and pulse like a living creature instead of hanging nose-down and lifeless. Add in the natural movement of squirrel hair, the segmentation of Semperfli Straggle Legs, and a mottled olive palette that doubles as a leech, sculpin, or juvenile perch imitation — and you've got a pattern built to earn its place in your box for lakes, reservoirs, and rivers alike.
Every material in this kit was chosen with intent. Nothing is filler. Tie it once, fish it, and you'll understand exactly why this design changed the way stillwater — and river — anglers think about leech patterns.
Ready to Tie?
Skip the scavenger hunt through your tying bins. Everything you need for the Balanced Squirrel Leech is bundled right here — grab the kit, queue up the tutorial, and get a batch on the vise tonight.