This fly works best if you tie it to your tippet with a non-slip mono loop knot. Balanced leeches can be tied in small sizes for typical trout, and can be tied on bigger, heavier hooks for larger trout.

The Balanced Leech can be tied in many different color variations with Black, Olive, Purple and Brown being the most popular. They are fun to tie and even more fun to fish!!

Feb 1, 2021 · Here are the step-by-step instructions for tying Winkler's Balanced Leather Leech.

Mar 5, 2025 · We’ll walk you through each step of creating a balanced leech fly, a pattern that mimics a leech’s natural movement and appearance in the water. Adding this fly to your …

While the black and red combo has been deadly for me, you can tie the half-wit style of “balanced” fly in all of your favorite color combos. Think color combos for leeches, damsels, callibaetis, …

Jan 3, 2025 · Balanced flies use pins and beads extending out in front of the eye of the hook to achieve balance. Photo by Chip O'Brien. With hundreds of new fly patterns arriving on the …

Here, you will find a variety of "fly tying video's" showing you step by step how to put each fly together, along with tips on how and where to fish them. Each, high quality video also has a …

A well-presented balanced leech is a great pattern to fish right after ice-off. With trout cruising the shallows in search of a meal, a leech suspended under an indicator can be deadly.

Dec 14, 2022 · In this video, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions walks you through the steps for tying a balanced-leech version of a Squirmy Wormy. (He teaches you to tie the original here.) …

Since I began tying balanced flies, my original materials and techniques have evolved, including bead colour, mounting the bead, integrating sequin pins and my preferred hook style.