Free from Ugly Flies
Get the proportions right, and the fly ties itself.
One page per skeleton. Where the thread starts, how far back the body runs, where the hackle sits. The measurements I actually use at the vise, drawn out so you can pin them above your bench.
Stop guessing where things go.
Most fly patterns tell you the materials and skip the part that actually matters: proportion. How long the tail runs, where the thorax starts, how much hook gap to leave clear. Get those wrong and a good pattern still fishes badly.
This cheat sheet strips every common fly down to one of six skeletons. Learn the six, and you can sit down at the vise with any recipe and already know how it should sit on the hook before you make a wrap.
- Six fly skeletons, one clean diagram each
- Tie-in points and body lengths marked on the shank
- Built for printing — pin it above your bench
- Seven pages, no fluff, free
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