Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.
He told us he got very good at tying his Turk's (John Turk) Tarantula AFTER he had tied his 100,000th one!
On the bright side ...I have caught fish off of flies I've tied. That's what keeps me inspired:)