Learn to tie three proven terrestrial patterns with premium materials and step-by-step video tutorials. This month's kit focuses on hoppers, beetles, and ants—giving you the skills to tie some of the most productive dry flies of late summer.
Dry Fly Hooks #16,#12
Curved Nymph 2X #10
Nymph 2X Long #8
Black and Olive Thread
Elk Hair
Hackle Black
Para Post Winging White
Dubbing Olive, Light Hares Ear, Black
Foam Assortment 6 colors
Peacock Herl
Krystal Flash Pearl
Black and Brown Legs
🎥 Foam Beetle 2.0
Simple, durable, and incredibly effective, the Foam Beetle 2.0 imitates one of a trout's favorite summertime meals. This pattern teaches the fundamentals of tying with foam, creating clean segmented bodies, adding peacock herl underbodies, and finishing with a highly visible indicator post. It's an easy fly to tie and one you'll reach for all season long.
🎥 GFA Hopper
One of the most effective hopper patterns ever created, the GFA Hopper is a late-summer staple that consistently fools trout looking for large terrestrial meals. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to work with foam, tie in elk hair wings, add realistic rubber legs, and build a durable, high-floating hopper that's perfect for fishing on its own or as a dry-dropper.
🎥 Togens Hopper
🎥 Chubby Chernobyl
The Chubby Chernobyl has become one of the most popular attractor dry flies in the West thanks to its incredible buoyancy and versatility. In this tutorial, you'll learn advanced foam construction, rubber leg placement, synthetic wing techniques, and how to build a durable fly that's equally effective as a hopper, stonefly, or dry-dropper indicator. It's a must-have pattern that belongs in every fly box.
🎥 Foam Ant
Don't let its simple appearance fool you—the Foam Ant is one of the most productive terrestrial patterns you can carry. This quick and durable fly teaches clean foam body construction, hackle techniques, and proper proportions while creating a realistic ant imitation that trout eagerly feed on throughout the summer.
🎥 Turbo Beetle
Take your beetle game to the next level with the Turbo Beetle 2.0. This modern variation combines a buoyant foam shell, lifelike rubber legs, and a flashy dubbed underbody to create a highly visible and incredibly effective terrestrial pattern. Along the way, you'll learn techniques for working with foam, dubbing, and parachute-style posts while building a fly that's as fun to tie as it is to fish.
🎥 Togens Quick Hopper