MFC Furimsky's Fluttering Foam Caddis Fly

Overview

The Fluttering Foam Caddis was designed by Colorado tyer Ben Furimsky and is tied by Montana Fly Company. It imitates the adult caddisfly, one of the most important trout foods on Western rivers, and it uses a foam body so it floats high and stays up cast after cast.

Foam is the key. Unlike a hair-and-hackle caddis, it doesn't soak up water, so you can twitch, skate and flutter it across the surface the way a real egg-laying caddis behaves, and it bounces right back up. Changing the foam color lets the fly match the local hatch, which is why it comes in several shades. It works in small creeks, big rivers and lakes.

How to Fish It

• Dead drift during a hatch: fish it on 5X tippet through riffles and seams where you see trout rising.
• Skitter and skate: in the evening, give it short twitches or skate it across the current like an egg-laying caddis. Movement often draws a hard strike.
• Search the edges: with no hatch on, prospect pocket water, riffle edges and banks.
• Dry-dropper: the foam body will carry a small bead-head nymph 18 to 24 inches below the bend.

Choosing Color and Size

Match the color of the caddis you see. Tan covers the widest range of naturals, Olive matches green-bodied caddis, Black imitates the dark caddis of spring, and Yellow is the most visible and doubles as a small yellow stonefly.

Fish size 14 for larger caddis or when you need to float a dropper, and size 16 for typical hatches and clearer, flatter water.