Sunriver Scene September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 18
Fly Tying Corner: Black E-Z Foam Beetle
E-Z Foam Beetle Materials List
Hook: Tiemco 100 or Daiichi 1180, Size 10 -12
Thread: 210 Denier Black Thread
Tail: Natural Moose Body Hair
Abdomen & Thorax: Peacock Barbs off a Tail Feather
Foam: Black 2MM Closed Cell Foam
Legs: Flex Floss - Black
Wing: Blond Elk
Tag: Poly Yarn in Orange or Chartreuse
Tying instructions and steps are being published in
video form and can be found on the Sunriver Anglers
webpage at sunriveranglers.org/fly-tying-corner, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SunriverAnglers/,
or at the following YouTube URL: www.youtube.com/
watch?v=lHOhLkq-Nqo
Learn to tie this fly pattern and fish it in rivers or lakes to
imitate the beetles which are common in Central Oregon.
If you have questions or would like more info about the
EZ Foam Beetle, please don’t hesitate to email me. Or if
you have suggestions on future patterns to feature in this
column, I welcome your input. I can be reached at philfischer@sbcglobal.net.
By Phil Fischer
Central Oregon is blessed
with beautiful pine tree forests as far as the eye can see.
This ecosystem supports a lot
of different bugs, including
ants, hoppers and beetles. This
knowledge is important to the
fly fisher, as during summer,
terrestrials become active and
are an important food source
for hungry trout.
This food source is happenstance. Terrestrials by nature
don’t live in water. They live in
fallen timber and other detritus
on the forest floor, often near
our lakes and rivers. Many
beetles fly, but not always accurately. A gust of wind at the
wrong time will send a big
beetle plopping into the water.
That “plop” provokes an opportunistic trout to take these
beetles on the surface with
reckless abandon.
Beetles come in many different sizes, shapes and colors.
For this month’s pattern, I tied
a Black EZ Foam Beetle. This
pattern, as its name suggests,
is easy to tie and is an effective
pattern on many of our local
lakes and rivers.
I tied this fly on a size 10,
standard dry fly hook. You can
vary this from size 6, to as small
as size 14s and 16s, as there is
a lot of variability in the size of
beetles in our area.
I use peacock tail feathers for
the underside of the abdomen
and thorax of the beetle, which
gives it a buggy color. The foam
on top floats the fly effectively.
The wing is tan elk, and a tag
of orange poly yarn makes this
fly easy to see. Lastly, the legs on
this pattern are flex floss, which
vibrates and that movement
drives trout crazy.
Fish this pattern by cruising
the edges of lakes and casting
close to the shore. Alternatively,
fish the grassy banks along our
local rivers. Delicate dry fly
casting is not necessary with
this fly; in fact, the opposite is
preferred. Plop this fly down
heavily on the surface of the
water. Trout will react to the
“plop” and take the fly with a
reaction strike. There is something heart-stopping about
seeing a big head of a nice East
Lake rainbow or brown trout
coming up aggressively to take
this fly. Fishing these big easyto-see flies is something I look
forward to every summer.
Sunriver Anglers welcome
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SEPTEMBER 2026 SUNRIVER SCENE
Join the members of the
Sunriver Anglers on Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 5:30 p.m. at
SHARC in Sunriver for a
presentation by Garrett Lesko.
He will be giving a presentation about Diamond Lake,
which is known for its healthy
population of large rainbow,
brown and tiger trout.
Members and the public are
always welcome to the club’s
monthly meetings, starting
at 5:15 p.m. Bring a little
money for the bucket raffle.
Refreshments will be served.
The club will be planning an
outing to Diamond Lake either
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