Pictures

A whole lotta wasps

Step 1 - tying thread

Step 2 - foam

Step 3 - tie down foam

Step 4 - trim

Step 5 - more foam

Step 6 - wings

Step 7 - pull wings

Step 9 - secure wings

Step 10 - hackle

Step 11 - wind the hackle

Step 8 - wing position

Step 12 - front body

Step 13 - trim

Step 14 - stripes

Step 15 - pattern

Stung

Frog's view

Step 1 - cork ready

Step 2 - burn mother*beep*, burn!

Step 3 - hook

The simplest fly

All you need

Step 1: thread

Since you got this far …

A money box
The GFF money box

… I have a small favor to ask.

Long story short

Support the Global FlyFisher through several different channels, including PayPal.

Long story longer

The Global FlyFisher has been online since the mid-90's and has been free to access for everybody since day one – and will stay free for as long as I run it.
But that doesn't mean that it's free to run.
It costs money to drive a large site like this.
See more details about what you can do to help in this blog post.