Leary recommends starting with a wooly bugger, a simple wet fly with materials large enough to get your fingers around. If you get fed up, just think: Spring is almost here. And if you’re willing to ...

Step 6. Shape your wooly bugger’s head by wrapping thread around the head of the fly near the hook’s eye. Don’t go back too far – you don’t want to cover too much of the body with excess thread. Some ...