Balloon Caddis

[paulr]

Am I right in thinking that closed cell foam is the best to use when tying this pattern?I tied a batch up last season using the foam you buy in coloured sheets from the Angling Centre, but they were poor floaters.In a previous thread Alex and Col mentioned using foam from sandals and garden knee pads but I wondered if anyone could suggest a specific foam for tying these flies?

Cheers

Paul

[Wildfisher]

Rainy?s Evazote

it's exactly what you want

http://www.lakelandflytying.com/161/Sheets.aspx

not the cross-link stuff, that is very hard

[paulr]

Perfect thanks Fred. I'll order some just as soon as I can get their dodgy website to work.
Cheers
Paul

[Hans]

The most important thing is, when using foam:
Do not compress the foam, as you will press the air out, thus decreasing it's ability to float...
Cheers, Hans