Hippie Stomper (Foam) The Hippie Stomper is one of those foam dries that just flat-out catches fish — especially when you’re not sure what they’re eating. Built with a high-floating foam body, rubber legs, and a buggy silhouette, this fly rides like a cork, stays visible in broken water, and keeps fishing even after a dozen eats. It’s the perfect blend of hopper, beetle, and general terrestrial “bug” that trout can’t ignore. Fish it as a single dry, or use it as a dry-dropper rig to suspend a nymph. It floats great, lands softly, and has enough presence to pull fish up in riffles, pocket water, and undercut banks. Best For Summer trout Cutthroat and brookies High-country streams and freestones Dry-dropper rigs Why It Works Foam body = floats all day Rubber legs add movement without effort Buggy profile trout crush with confidence Easy to see, easy to fish, hard to beat