On May 3, 11:14*pm, Dave LaCourse wrote:

*As Fortenberry has stated, tie several of them;
the first will look like hell, but the tenth one will probably be
pretty good. *

Yes, but you will also probably discover that your second or third one
somehow seems to catch the most fish! As a beginner, be sure to fish
with ALL the flies you tie...you never know which one has that magic
ingredient.

For that matter, the same advice applies to experienced tyers. :-)

--riverman