What is the easiest Fly to tie?

[6wt8wt]

I'm new to fly tying and was wondering what the easiest fly to tie was. Any suggestions?

[TyroneFly]

One of the easiest, but a great fly to learn tying techniques is the Wooley Bugger. It a fun and very effective pattern. You can also alter it with a beadhead, conehead and dumbell eyes to name a few.

Since you are new to tying go to the main page and under the menu on the left you'll find Fly Tying. You will find late great Al Campbell's excellent series for beginners. From there you can move to his intermediate and advanced series. Al's emphasis is on technique - the building block of fly tying.

[DG]

A woolly bugger, at least one that will last a while, is a reasonably complicated fly. Five parts including the hook at a minimum, eight the way I tie them. Now a San Juan Worm can be done with three parts (hook, thread, chenille). You can tie a thread midge with just thread and a hook.

[bassman]

In my opinion there are two for the easiest to tie. Al Campbells TS Blood Worm and the Lady's Fish Finder, both very effective flies but seconds to tie. John

[Panfisha]

Foam beetle:
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...ate/part42.php
And san juan worm. Its just a piece of chenille tied onto a hook at the front and rear. Then lightly singe the tips of the ends to give it that real worm look.

[Gringo]

woolly bugger.

[Mike-Connor]

This is probably about the easiest, but still very effective;

http://www.mike1.bplaced.net/Wikka/Creeper

Woolly Buggers are not easy flies for beginners.

TL
MC

[Joel D. Popham]

The Griffith's Gnat

[JeffHamm]

Hi,

I would suggest a Hare & Copper. A body of dubbed hare's fur (the messier the better) and a copper rib.

- Jeff

[SkipS]

A Joe Brook's Blonde is as easy as they come and a very effective fly for many fish.