Beginner Patterns Archives - The Fat Fingered Fly Tyer

The Elk-hair Caddis Step-by-Step

How to tie The Elk-hair Caddis Step-by-Step: Detailed tying instructions for Al Troth’s classic dry fly including tips and tricks.

How to tie the Zebra Midge Step-by-Step: detailed tying instructions for a classic midge pattern. Tailwater Trout.

How to tie the Clouser Minnow Step-by-Step: detailed instructions for tying Clouser’s renowned bucktail streamer for bass & saltwater species

How to tie the Woolly Bugger Fly Step-by-Step: Detailed tying instructions for one of the most effective flies ever created.

How to tie the Pheasant Tail Nymph Step-by-Step: Detailed instructions on how to tie one of the most popular nymphs in history.

A four-step pattern that belongs in your panfish box.