Foam Beetle

Foam beetle terrestrial

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A foam-backed beetle for Spanish freestone and limestone rivers — the closed-cell foam creates a flush, flat surface profile that is virtually unsinkable in broken freestone water. Used extensively on Asturian rivers during summer when riparian beetles fall into the current.

Fish this when

Summer on Asturian and Iberian freestone rivers when beetles are active near riverside vegetation. Fish it close to the bank in slower runs and pocket water.

Why it works

Foam creates a virtually unsinkable profile that sits flush on even the roughest freestone water. The flat silhouette matches the natural exactly. Trout in summer take beetles with minimal inspection.

Naturals it imitates