I need help

[Redfish King 0]

What's the easiest fly to tie for my first fly!

[utyer 0]

From your user name, I am guessing, that you want to tie Salt Water flies. The Schminnow is one the the easiest. Simply tie in a tuft of marabou, for the tail

This "tail" should be about the same length as the body of the fly. The body is made by wrapping crystal chenille in close touching turns from the back to the front.

The standard color for this pattern is white, but you can tie them in other colors.

[williamhj 0]

A lot of folks start with a wooly bugger. It isn't too hard and it is also not too small. There are flies that are easier but they are often smaller. If you want to start with something else, perhaps go with the easiest fly you fish a lot. Tying a fly you like to fish is great motivation

[Redfish King 0]

What size hook

[streamcaddis 0]

My wooly buggers are tied on size 6 thru 10 streamer hook, Daiichi or Tiemco. Buggers will catch any thing but a cold! they are fantastic. I do add a set of legs on mine, madam X style. Welcome to fly tying!!.

[ditz2 0]

Depending where you live but I agree that the Schminnow would be a good place to start. I use pearl estaz for the body. Depending on how deep you need to fish you can use either Mono, beadchain, or lead barbells for the eyes. Be careful on using large lead eyes. They can get to be difficult to cast. I would start with #4 hooks but 8 to 2 or 3/0 will work. Match the hatch. You can also tie it in grey, olive, or rust with the beadchain or lead tied on the top of the hook so the hook will ride point up and It will pass for a crawdad in sweetwater. With some variation it will do a lot of things. It is similar to a woolybugger but easier to tie and uses fewer materials.

[phg 0]

You can also turn a jig hook into a fly by tying in a marabou tail (with maybe a bit of flash), and wrapping the shank with chenille. I sometimes add some hackle a la a wooly bugger, sometimes I don't. I've always heard such flies referred to as "darts." Remember, saltwater fish don't eat may flies....

[André Ribeiro 0]

Check it out:

 

 

http://www.fuzzyflies.com/2013/07/a-espetacular-woolly-bugger.html

 

Big Hug

[Curtis Fry 0]

Woolly buggers are always good. Try this for getting started as well: http://www.flyfishfood.com/p/fly-tying-class.html

[utyer 0]

For Schminnows, I like to use a long shank hook like the Mustad 34011 in sizes 4 to 2/0. Here are a couple of mine.

 

The third picture is a Seaducer which is also very easy to tie. You want strung saddle hackle for the tails, and wrap the same hackles for the body.

 

Start by matching up 2 or 3 hackles for each side. First notice that the hackles have a shiny or brighter color side, and a dull side. You will want to align the tips of the hackles for each side. Lay all hackles with the good side down. You will have 2 stacks of either 2 or 3 hackles. Strip all the hackle them so your tails are 2 to 3 times the hook shank. Leave the stripped stem ON. I like to tie in the tails with the shiny side in so that I end up with the two stacks of hackles flaring away from each other. I pick up both stacks and place them back to back with shiny side of each side facing each other. Hold the feathers with the end of the stripped stems over the hook point and start wrapping them all in from that point. Hold the feathers as you wrap forward over the stems. About half way up the shank start cutting the stems at different lengths. Wrap the stems down to near the eye. Wrap back to the bend where the tails start.

 

Tie in a saddle hackle by the tip and wrap forward in close touching turns until you reach the fluffy part of the hackle. It may take 2, 3, or 4 hackles to wrap the hole hook. Tie off each hackle and tie in the next one. Finish off with a double set of whip finishes after your wrapped hackles have reached just behind the eye.

 

Bead chain eyes are often added to both these patterns. If you want to add bead chain eyes, wrap them on first. Wrap over the link between the eyes 2 or 4 times from in front of the eye, over the shank, and behind the eye on the other side. Then wrap with cross wraps over and between the eyes.

 

The color patterns on the seaducer can be almost anything you want. Tails and wrapped hackle of the same color is only one option. White tails red wrapped hackle or chartreuse tails with black wrapped hackles. Solid grizzly hackles are a common option. White or grizzly tails with dark olive wrapped hackle is also a popular color combination.

[Fishypieter 0]

When I teach people to tie flies, this is the one I start with.

It is called a White Death. Can also be tie in orange and called Orange Death.

See tying instruction attached.

 

This is a very deadly pattern in South Africa when fishing for trout.

Also used when feeding carp up on white bread.