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Old December 3rd, 2008, 12:49 AM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Default On topic fly tying

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


No question about it: The Black & Gold.

http://www.bestclassicsalmonflies.co..._gold-ndx.html

:-)

Seriously, the ultimate object of tying a fly is to catch fish (unless
you're a sweatshop worker somewhere in the third world).

The Wooley Bugger sets the standard for a beginning fly that catches fish.

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