Foam Beetle

The Foam Beetle is a simple, high‑floating terrestrial pattern designed to imitate the countless beetles that tumble into the water throughout the warm months. Its compact foam body keeps it riding high and visible, even in choppy currents, while the subtle profile and natural silhouette make it an easy meal for opportunistic trout.
A strip of foam, a bit of peacock herl, and a hint of leg material are all it takes to create a fly that punches far above its weight. Fished tight to banks, under overhanging branches, or drifted along grassy edges, the Foam Beetle consistently draws confident surface takes—especially when trout are keyed in on terrestrials but ignoring more obvious patterns.
Reliable, durable, and deadly in summer and early fall, the Foam Beetle is one of those small patterns that earns a permanent spot in any well‑rounded fly box.