Fly Fishing the Ozarks - Mike Schmidt's Viking Midge

If you're thinking about getting into tying articulated flies, this is a pretty easy pattern to get started with.  The materials are pretty basic and the steps are pretty easy.  With that being said, the biggest piece of advice I can give on tying this particular fly is to take your time trimming the head.  Just like a barber, you can always take more off later but you can't put anything back on.  Also, check out the schlappen on this dude!  I've never seen a fly with that long of a schlappen tail before.