Fly Tying

Five patterns cover an extraordinary amount of trout water. This section is a start-to-finish tying lesson for exactly those five.

• Five Flies That Catch Trout Almost Anywhere — and How to Tie Them — the Woolly Bugger, Hare’s Ear, Pheasant Tail, Elk Hair Caddis and Parachute Adams: materials, hook sizes, step-by-step instructions, the tool list, and a proportion cheat sheet.