Chocolate Foam Back

Materials

How to Tie the Chocolate Foam Back

1. 1

   Step 1

   Start the thread base. Begin your brown waxed thread just behind the eye and lay a smooth thread base back to the bend.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Tie in the wire. Secure a short length of copper Ultra Wire at the rear of the hook for ribbing.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Apply the dubbing. Dub a thin, even body using Brown Stone SLF Dubbing, tapering slightly toward the head.

4. 4

   Step 4

   Add the foam back. Cut a narrow strip of white Razor Foam and tie it in at the bend, then pull it forward over the top of the body.

   Use thinner foam for smaller hook sizes (22-24) to keep the fly profile slim.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Wrap the rib. Counter-wrap the copper wire over the foam and dubbing to segment and secure the body.

6. 6

   Step 6

   Finish the fly. Build a small thread head, whip finish, and add a touch of head cement for durability.

   Experiment with foam color — black, tan, or chocolate — to match local midges. Fish it as a dropper behind a dry or in tandem with a midge larva.