Suggestions for a fairly easy dry fly

[Gene L 0]

On the first Monday of the month, we have a Sip and Tie at a local craft beer brewery.  Anyone is invited and all materials and tools are furnished.   The level of experience varies, and as such, very simple flies are tied.  (I'm talking about mop flies.  Monday it was Walt's Worm).  Maybe 8 tyers on an average. Given the fact that all are not experienced, I would like to suggest a relatively simple dry fly that would be doable to most tyers. Help for new tyers is available from more experienced tyers. Some new faces at each meeting, and I would like to see a dry being tied.  I donated a good deal of hackle, so I know the feathers are out there.  I just don't know of a simple fly that would be applicable to less experienced tyers.  Any ideas? 

[breambuster 0]

I always thought a mosquito was a fairly easy tie.

BB

[Jaydub 0]

X-Caddis

Foam Beetle

 

[SalarMan 0]

How about a Bivisible? There are 2 hackles...more than the usual...yet simple for the beginner.

[Trouttramp 0]

Elk hair caddis

Griffiths gnat

Adams, with a little practice should be doable

Chernobyl

youtube is your friend. 

[redietz 0]

2 hours ago, SalarMan said:

How about a Bivisible? There are 2 hackles...more than the usual...yet simple for the beginner.

That was going to be my suggestion, or perhaps a Renegade.

[Poopdeck 0]

Comparadun. 

[cphubert 0]

Any of Flick's Variant dry flies (wingless) easy to tie. tail, hackle barbs-  body of stripped hackle quill- and hackle all from the same cape. pre strip the quills and soak to soften or use stripped peacock quills if time is a issue. or strip quill first and soak in your beer?

[Jaydub 0]

The first fly I ever tied was a Brown Bivisible. 

You could also tie dry versions of the Gray Hackle Peacock and Gray Hackle Yellow for wingless flies. 

[Sandan 0]

+ 1 on the Griffith's gnat or a Matt's midge tied on a 14 should be pretty easy

[partsman 0]

Parachute adams, in different sizes fits so many bugs.

Mike.

[Gene L 0]

Thanks for all the suggestions.  I'll submit the choices to the guy in charge.  Some good ideas here. 

[Sandan 0]

1 hour ago, Gene L said:

Thanks for all the suggestions.  I'll submit the choices to the guy in charge.  Some good ideas here. 

Let us know what was chosen and now importantly how it turned out at the Sip and Tie

[gadabout 0]

An Elk Hair caddis is pretty easy. An X-Caddis is easier still.   Can’t think of anything easier than that. 

[flytire 0]

neff caddis

http://www.suncoastflyfishers.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/OnTheFly-2009-Jun-Sid-Neff-Caddis.pdf