Mike wrote:
What is the easiest fly to tie........I have some tiger scouts looking
to get a fishing badge one of the requirements is to tie a fly as I
get the majority of my flies from my long tall friend I have never
learned to tie.......any help will be appreciated............

The Handy One

A large hackled spider. On at least a size eight hook. This is merely a
thread body, and a hackle at the head.

Although many people advise woolly buggers and similar stuff, the fact
is that these are simply too complex for beginners, require too many
different techniques, and too much precise manipulation.

The simple hackle spider will also catch fish.

There are still various ways to dress such a spider.

For info on a simple way;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tln6uj9AUrY

Or you can try something like this, whcih is nearly as easy, and will
also catch fish;

http://copperfly.net/foamspider.php

None of the tools described are actually necessary, although a simple
vice can help, and scissors are required to cut thread, hackle etc.

For a cheap vice;

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/feat...cast/rc161.php

TL
MC