Foam Cylinder Terrestrial
submitted by Elaine Cook
This fly can imitate a beetle, ant, grasshopper, or cricket. How versatile can one fly be? Change the underbody to tan, green, orange, or gray for grasshoppers. Terrestrials are abundant throughout the summer and fall and a sure thing to have in your fly box for trout or bass.
| Hook: | TMC 5262 sizes 6.8 10 |
| Thread: | Black 3/0 |
| Underbody: | Pearl Black Estaz |
| Overbody: | Black closed-cell foam cylinder made by Rainy |
| Legs: | black round rubber |
| Indicator: | Red closed-cell foam |
1. Crimp barb.
2. Tie in thread behind hook eye, then wrap to rear of shank.
3. Tie in Estaz at rear of shank.
4. Cut foam at an angle (see diagram).
5. Tie foam in at rear of shank, compressing the foam. Advance thread to eye of hook.
6. Wrap Estaz forward in close wraps, stroking fibers backwards with each wrap. Tie of, cut excess.
7. Using widely separated wraps of thread, wrap 2/3 way back to bend of hook.
8. Fold foam firmly forward, tie in place with 4 - 5 tight wraps, taking care to NOT cut foam.
9. Attach center of 2 inch piece leg material on the far side of hook. Repeat on near side of hook. Make several gentile wraps of thread to splay legs.
10. Hold foam and legs backward, advance thread to 1/3 back on shank.
11. Repeat steps 8 and 9.
12. Cut a piece of red foam approximately 1/4" by 1/16". Tie in center on top of body, Secure with several thread wraps.
13. Repeat step 10 and advance thread almost to hook eye.
14. Repeat step 8.
15. Cut body foam leaving blunt head.
16. Whip finish behind hook eye and below foam head. Cut thread.
17. Cut legs to 3/4" long.