Guest Report post Posted September 29, 2003 As I visit the many fly tying sites, I notice that foam is being used a lot. There are some very creative tyers out there. How effective is foam for fly tying, is it mainly for bass flies or are there good applications for trout , also? In the 'good ol days', this would have been unheard of Have a good one, this site is outta sight. sky35 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted September 29, 2003 Pat, as you know we didn't have the nice foams back in the good ole days that we have now! I like playing with foam, it's easy to work with & it's applications are only limited by our imaginations! I use it primarily for terrestrial patterns, and bass flies, but after seeing some of the various patterns that have become popular, like the Chernobyl Ant, & Triple Decker, I see no reason to try to limit it to just those types of patterns. I for one have never liked tying dry flies, and to me they're a pain to use because they require effort to keep them floating, but perhaps tied with foam, I might be less reluctant to use them. Although I don't do a lot of trout fishing anyway. Just my 2 cents! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted September 29, 2003 I love the Foam, I started tying club sandwiches( a hopper) and now I use it to tie dragonfly's which I have been using for bass. The Chernobyl Ant is another great pattern for me. In some of the fly swaps I have reiceved hex dries with foam bodies and even entire foam bleeding mice. If you like to experiment there are lots of uses! have a ball. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted September 29, 2003 I've been trying it for tying extended mayfly tails, so far so good, the instructions are in The Flytiers Benchside Reference. Tight Lines, Fatman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 1, 2003 Check this out, it's an excellent example of what can be done using foam if you just apply a little imagination! http://www.tackleunderground.com/board/vie...topic.php?t=748 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 1, 2003 I started using sheet foam for terrestrials years ago, and now have started using flip flops for bass flys. If you want to see some trout flies, check out a company called loco foam. Theyre out of roanoke VA and they have some awesome terrestrials. Personally, i don't believe you have to imitate every single species of beetle in the area, but if you want to, they can help Dan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
