Foam Humpy

The Foam Humpy is an attractor dry fly made easier to tie by replacing the traditional elk hair hump with 2mm foam. Swapping in poly yarn for the wing instead of calf hair only adds to this. Floats really well, and substituting different colors of yarn for the wing (try yellow or pink) makes it easy to see on the water.

Get the Bench Bundle to combine all the materials at a discount!

Hook: DOHIKU 301 Barbless Dry Fly Hook
Thread: Textreme 8/0 - Lemon
Wing: Polypropylene Yarn
Tail: Nature’s Spirit Select Cow Elk
Foam: 2mm Fly Tying Foam - Tan
Hackle: Sierra Fly Bench Dry Fly Saddle Hackle Pack

The Foam Humpy

The Foam Humpy

Get the Bench Bundle and tie your Humpys at a discount

Get the Bench Bundle and tie your Humpys at a discount

DOHIKU 301 Barbless Dry Fly Hook

DOHIKU 301 Barbless Dry Fly Hook

Textreme Standard 8/0 in Lemon

Textreme Standard 8/0 in Lemon

Apply a thread base where the wing will be placed

Apply a thread base where the wing will be placed

Sierra Fly Bench Polypropylene Yarn in White

Sierra Fly Bench Polypropylene Yarn in White

Tie in your yarn

Tie in your yarn

Trim the yarn and cover the butts in thread wraps

Trim the yarn and cover the butts in thread wraps

Post your wing upright by placing thread wraps in front of the yarn. Trim to length slightly longer than the hook gape

Post your wing upright by placing thread wraps in front of the yarn. Trim to length slightly longer than the hook gape

Nature's Spirit Select Cow Elk

Nature's Spirit Select Cow Elk

Stack a small bundle of elk hair and tie in to create a tail

Stack a small bundle of elk hair and tie in to create a tail

Sierra Fly Bench Fly Tying Foam in Tan

Sierra Fly Bench Fly Tying Foam in Tan

Cut a thin (2-3mm) strip of foam and tie in. Fill out a nice thread body using multiple wraps, covering all exposed foam

Cut a thin (2-3mm) strip of foam and tie in. Fill out a nice thread body using multiple wraps, covering all exposed foam

Fold the foam over to create the hump, trim the foam and cover the exposed end with thread wraps

Fold the foam over to create the hump, trim the foam and cover the exposed end with thread wraps

Select a hackle from your Sierra Fly Bench Saddle Hackle Pack. A Barred Ginger or Grizzly would be nice, try other colors for variation

Select a hackle from your Sierra Fly Bench Saddle Hackle Pack. A Barred Ginger or Grizzly would be nice, try other colors for variation

Tie in the hackle

Tie in the hackle

Wrap hackle forward, 2-3 turns on either side of the wing

Wrap hackle forward, 2-3 turns on either side of the wing

Form a small thread head and whip finish. Your Foam Humpy is done!

Form a small thread head and whip finish. Your Foam Humpy is done!

Get the Bench Bundle!

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Foam Humpy Bench Bundle
$19.49

Bench Bundles are a convenient way to acquire all the materials needed for a fly pattern at a discount.

This bundle includes the materials for the Foam Humpy. The bundle includes 25 hooks but the other materials are plenty to tie many more! Just add additional hooks to your order.

For tying instructions, watch the linked YouTube video below or visit the pattern page for step-by-step instructions here.

Included materials:

  • 25 barbless hooks - DOHIKU 301 Barbless Dry Fly Hooks Size 14

  • 1 spool Textreme Standard 8/0 Thread - Lemon

  • 1 card Sierra Fly Bench Polypropylene Yarn - White

  • 1 pack Nature’s Spirit Select Cow Elk

  • 1 pack Sierra Fly Bench 2mm Fly Tying Foam - Tan

  • 1 Sierra Fly Bench Dry Fly Saddle Hackle Pack