Chocolate Foam Back Emerger | FLY TYING TUTORIAL

In this video, resident fly tying expert and Umpqua Feather Merchants Signature Tyer Ben Baxter gives us a step-by-step tutorial on how to tie the Chocolate Foam Back Emerger. This fly is deadly all across the country, but is especially deadly in western tailwater fisheries. If you're fishing the South Platte River during the winter months, the Chocolate Foam Back Emerger is a must-have fly. ------------------------------------------------------- MATERIALS LIST: Chocolate Foam Back Emerger HOOK: Tiemco 2487 (#18 - #22) THREAD: 8/0 UNI-Thread (Dark Brown) BODY/THORAX: Wapsi Rabbit Dubbing (Brown) POST: Wapsi Fly Foam (1/16" [ 1.5mm] | White) RIB: Ultra Wire (XS | Copper) SHUCK/TAIL: Sparkle Emerger Yarn (Brown) ------------------------------------------------------- CHAPTERS / TIME STAMPS: Tying the Chocolate Foam Back Emerger 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Starting the thread 00:50 - Anchoring the wire 01:10 - Tying in the shuck/tail with Sparkle Emerger Yarn 02:24 - Building the body with Rabbit Dubbing 02:56 - Adding a half hitch for extra security 03:05 - Wrapping the wire 03:44 - Building the thorax with Rabbit Dubbing 03:56 - Tying in the post with white Wapsi Fly Foam 04:10 - Ben's trick for trimming the foam to make it easier to work with 04:51 - Trimming the foam post 05:36 - Building up the head with Rabbit Dubbing 06:00 - Adding in several half hitches instead of using a whip finish 06:31 - Trimming the shuck/tail ------------------------------------------------------- Was this video useful for you? Please let us know in the comments. If there is a fly pattern you would like to see us cover in the future, please let us know in the comments as well. Thanks for watching!