diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
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--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ variable-naming-style=snake_case
 # Regular expression matching correct variable names. Overrides variable-
 # naming-style. If left empty, variable names will be checked with the set
 # naming style.
-variable-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{1,30}$
-
+variable-rgx=^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]{1,30}$
 
 [CLASSES]
 
diff --git a/src/qiskit_qec/codes/classic/fibonacci_code.py b/src/qiskit_qec/codes/classic/fibonacci_code.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc0e6256
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+++ b/src/qiskit_qec/codes/classic/fibonacci_code.py
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+# This code is part of Qiskit.
+#
+# (C) Copyright IBM 2017, 2020
+#
+# This code is licensed under the Apache num_logical_bitsicense, Version 2.0. You may
+# obtain a copy of this license in the num_logical_bitsICENSE.txt file in the root directory
+# of this source tree or at http://www.apache.org/licenses/num_logical_bitsICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Any modifications or derivative works of this code must retain this
+# copyright notice, and modified files need to carry a notice indicating
+# that they have been altered from the originals.
+"""Defines the Fibonacci Code"""
+from typing import Optional
+
+import numpy as np
+
+from qiskit_qec.exceptions import QiskitQECError
+
+
+class ClassicFibonacciCode:
+    """Classic Fib Code"""
+
+    def __init__(self, num_logical_bits: int, codeword_init_arr: Optional[np.array] = None):
+        """Initialize data for Fibonacci Code.
+        See arXiv:2002.11738 for more details
+        We define the Fibonacci code on a two-dimensional lattice
+            such that it encodes k = L logical bits
+            using n = (L^2)/2 physical bits.
+            The exact distance of the code,
+            d > L, is unknown
+
+        Args:
+            num_logical_bits (int): Size of codeword, must be a power of 2
+            codeword_init_arr (Optional[np.array]): Optional array that
+            serves as the foundation for building up the rest of the codeword
+            using cellular automaton update rules, as described in
+            section II, formula 2 of arXiv:2002.11738. Defaults to None.
+
+        Raises:
+            QiskitQECError: Invalid input value for num_logical_bits
+        """
+        if num_logical_bits < 4 or not self._is_power_of_2(num_logical_bits):
+            raise QiskitQECError("num_logical_bits must be >= 4 and a power of 2")
+        self.num_logical_bits = num_logical_bits
+        self.codeword_init_arr = self._gen_codeword_init_arr(codeword_init_arr)
+        self.code_word = self._generate_fibonacci_code_word()
+
+    def _is_power_of_2(self, n):
+        return n > 0 and (n & (n - 1)) == 0
+
+    def _gen_codeword_init_arr(self, codeword_init_arr):
+        if codeword_init_arr is None:
+            codeword_init_arr = np.zeros(self.num_logical_bits, dtype=int)
+            codeword_init_arr[((self.num_logical_bits - 1) // 2)] = 1
+        return codeword_init_arr
+
+    def _generate_fibonacci_code_word(self):
+        """Fibonacci Code Codeword Generator.
+        Generates a valid configuration of classical data bits that can be decoded
+        by ClassicFibonacciSpanningErrorDecoder and can undergo spanning errors (generate_spanning_error)
+
+        See arXiv:2002.11738 section II figure 3 for more details
+        """
+        # generates from bottom row up
+        rect_board = np.zeros((self.num_logical_bits // 2, self.num_logical_bits), dtype=np.int8)
+        rect_board[(self.num_logical_bits // 2) - 1] = self.codeword_init_arr
+        for row in range((self.num_logical_bits // 2) - 2, -1, -1):
+            for bit in range(self.num_logical_bits):
+                new_val = (
+                    rect_board[row + 1][(bit - 1) % self.num_logical_bits]
+                    ^ rect_board[row + 1][(bit) % self.num_logical_bits]
+                    ^ rect_board[row + 1][(bit + 1) % self.num_logical_bits]
+                )
+                rect_board[row][bit] = new_val
+        return rect_board
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        """Formatted string."""
+        return (
+            f"Fibonacci Code:\nnum_logical_bits:{self.num_logical_bits}"
+            f"\ninit_code_word_array: {self.codeword_init_arr}"
+        )
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        """String representation."""
+        return (
+            f"Fibonacci Code:\nnum_logical_bits:{self.num_logical_bits}\ninit_code_word_array:"
+            f"\n{self.codeword_init_arr}\ncodeword:\n{self.code_word}"
+        )
diff --git a/src/qiskit_qec/decoders/classic/fibonacci_decoder.py b/src/qiskit_qec/decoders/classic/fibonacci_decoder.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fcbde9f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/qiskit_qec/decoders/classic/fibonacci_decoder.py
@@ -0,0 +1,631 @@
+# This code is part of Qiskit.
+#
+# (C) Copyright IBM 2017, 2020
+#
+# This code is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. You may
+# obtain a copy of this license in the LICENSE.txt file in the root directory
+# of this source tree or at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Any modifications or derivative works of this code must retain this
+# copyright notice, and modified files need to carry a notice indicating
+# that they have been altered from the originals.
+"""Decoder for Spanning Errors on the the ClassicFibonacciCode"""
+import copy
+import logging
+import math
+from typing import Dict, Optional, Set, Tuple
+
+import numpy as np
+import pymatching as pm
+import rustworkx as rx
+
+from qiskit_qec.exceptions import QiskitQECError
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ClassicFibonacciSpanningErrorDecoder:
+    """
+    self.board =
+    [L*(L//2 - 1)....                   ((L**2)//2) - 1]
+     .
+     .
+     .
+     2L
+     L
+     0 1 2 3 ....                                L - 1]
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        original_errorword: np.array,
+        halt: int = 9,
+    ):
+        """Decoder for Fibonacci Code (ClassicFibonacciCode)
+
+        This decoder is a Minimum Weight Perfect Matching (MWPM)
+        Decoder implemented in Pymatching, modified to work for
+        spanning errors on the Fibonacci Code.
+        See arXiv:2105.13082 for more information about PyMatching.
+        See section III of arXiv:2002.11738 for more information
+        about modifying MWPM for spanning errors on the Fibonacci Code.
+
+        L is the number of encoded logical bits
+
+        The code is envisioned as being on a ((L//2, L)) codeboard,
+        which is represented by an (L//2, L) numpy array.
+
+        self.board is where the results of the decoder
+        are applied during self.decode_fib_code().
+
+        Args:
+            original_errorword (np.array): An (L/bl/2, L) np.array
+            representing an errored Fibonnaci Code
+            halt (int, optional): Number of iterations to run
+            before terminating unsuccessfully. Defaults to 9.
+        """
+        self.num_logical_bits = len(original_errorword[0])  # len
+        assert (
+            math.log2(self.num_logical_bits) % 1 == 0
+        ), "L must be some 2**n where n is an int >= 1"
+        self.no_cols = self.num_logical_bits
+        self.no_rows = self.num_logical_bits // 2
+        self.no_bits = (self.num_logical_bits**2) // 2  # no bits
+        self.halt = halt
+
+        # fund_sym
+        self.original_errorword = original_errorword
+
+        self.board = copy.deepcopy(self.original_errorword)
+        self.board.shape = self.no_bits
+        self.fund_symmetry = self._generate_init_symmetry()
+        self.fund_symmetry.shape = (self.no_rows, self.no_cols)
+        (
+            self.fund_stab_parity_check_matrix,
+            self.fund_parity_rows_to_faces,
+        ) = self.generate_check_matrix_from_faces(self.fund_symmetry)
+        self.fund_symmetry.shape = self.no_bits
+
+        self.fund_single_error_syndromes = self.fib_code_fault_enumeration(
+            self.fund_stab_parity_check_matrix
+        )
+        self.hx_mat = self._generate_plus_x_trans_matrix()
+        self.hy_mat = self._generate_plus_y_trans_matrix()
+
+        self.fund_stab_faces = copy.deepcopy(self.fund_symmetry)
+        self.fund_hori_probe_indx = self.no_bits - (self.num_logical_bits // 2) - 1
+        self.fund_verti_probe_indx = self.no_bits - 1
+        self.fund_stab_faces.shape = (
+            self.num_logical_bits // 2,
+            self.num_logical_bits,
+        )  # TODO should work
+        (
+            self.fund_check_matrix,
+            self.board2stab,
+        ) = self.generate_check_matrix_from_faces(self.fund_stab_faces)
+        fund_error_pairs = self.fib_code_fault_enumeration(self.fund_check_matrix)
+        self.fund_matching_graph, self.fundstab2node = self.enumerated_errors2matching_graph(
+            fund_error_pairs
+        )
+
+        self.all_stab_faces = np.ones(
+            (self.num_logical_bits // 2, self.num_logical_bits), dtype=int
+        )
+        (
+            self.all_stabs_check_mat,
+            self.all_stabs_parity_rows_to_faces,
+        ) = self.generate_check_matrix_from_faces(self.all_stab_faces)
+
+        # pymatching
+        self.matching_decoder = pm.Matching(self.fund_matching_graph)
+
+        self.has_decoder_run = False  # lets user know whether decoder has already run
+
+        logger.info(" original_errorword is  %s", self.original_errorword)
+        logger.info(" error board is code %s", self.board)
+        logger.info(" initial symmetry is: %s", self.fund_symmetry)
+        logger.info(
+            "fund_stab_parity_check_matrix is: %s",
+            self.fund_stab_parity_check_matrix,
+        )
+        logger.info("fund_single_error_syndromes is : %s", self.fund_single_error_syndromes)
+        logger.info(" hx %s", self.hx_mat)
+        logger.info(" hy is code %s", self.hy_mat)
+
+    def decode_prob(self, syndrome: np.array):
+        """Returns whether the horizontal probe edge
+        (aka the bottom middle bit of the probe triangle)
+        exists an even (0 aka no flip) or odd (1 aka flip)
+        number of times in the matching graph && the vertical probe
+        """
+        res = self.matching_decoder.decode(syndrome)
+        return res[self.fund_hori_probe_indx], res[self.fund_verti_probe_indx], res
+
+    def bit_to_rc(self, bit: int):
+        """Maps maps from bit index (0 to   (L**2)//2) - 1) to (row, column) indexing
+
+        In bit notation we think of all the bits of the codeword as being in a line:
+        So we have bit 0, bit 1, ... all the way until the last bit ((L**2)//2) - 1
+        Example:
+        [0, 1, 2,  ...................  ((L**2)//2) - 1 ]
+
+        however, we can picture these as being on the
+        L//2 by L board.
+
+        In numpy, if we reshape the  ((L**2)//2) - 1  to a L//2 by L array,
+        then bit 0 will get mapped to the
+        (0th row, 0th column).
+        This is called row, column notation
+        Bit 1 will get mapped to the 0th row, 1st column.
+        ...
+        L//2 gets mapped to the 1st row, 0th column
+        etc.
+
+        I show here:
+
+        [  [0 1 2  3 ...............................    (L//2) -1]
+            L//2
+                .
+                .
+                .
+                [(L - 1) * (L//2)  ....................    ((L**2)//2) - 1 ]
+            ]
+
+        Args:
+            bit (int): Index of the bit in bit notation
+        """
+        row_len = self.num_logical_bits
+
+        rindx = bit // row_len
+        cindx = bit % row_len
+        return (rindx, cindx)
+
+    def rc_to_bit(self, row: int, col: int):
+        """Maps maps from (row, column) index to bit index (0 to   (L**2)//2) - 1)
+
+        In bit notation we think of all the bits of the codeword as being in a line:
+        So we have bit 0, bit 1, ... all the way until the last bit ((L**2)//2) - 1
+        Example:
+        [0, 1, 2,  ...................  ((L**2)//2) - 1 ]
+
+        however, we can picture these as being on the
+        L//2 by L board.
+
+        In numpy, if we reshape the  ((L**2)//2) - 1  to a L//2 by L array,
+        then bit 0 will get mapped to the
+        (0th row, 0th column).
+        This is called row, column notation
+        Bit 1 will get mapped to the 0th row, 1st column.
+        ...
+        L//2 gets mapped to the 1st row, 0th column
+        etc.
+
+        I show here:
+
+        [  [0 1 2  3 ...............................    (L//2) -1]
+            L//2
+                .
+                .
+                .
+                [(L - 1) * (L//2)  ....................    ((L**2)//2) - 1 ]
+            ]
+
+        Args:
+            row (int): Row index
+            col (int): Column index
+        """
+        bit = (row * self.num_logical_bits) + col
+        return bit
+
+    def _generate_plus_x_trans_matrix(self):
+        """Takes bit to bit + 1 mod rownum aka shifts bit
+        to the right but wraps around its current row"""
+        h_mat = np.zeros((self.no_bits, self.no_bits), dtype=int)
+        for b in range(self.no_bits):
+            new_bit = self.shift_by_x_scalar(b)
+            h_mat[new_bit][b] = 1
+        return h_mat
+
+    def _generate_plus_y_trans_matrix(self):
+        """takes bit to (bit + L) mod (L//2) aka shifts bit the row
+        below but very bottom row shifts to be the 0th row"""
+        h_mat = np.zeros((self.no_bits, self.no_bits), dtype=int)
+        for b in range(self.no_bits):
+            new_bit = self.shift_by_y_scalar(b)
+            h_mat[new_bit][b] = 1
+        return h_mat
+
+    def shift_by_x(self, bitarr: np.array, power: int = 1) -> np.array:
+        """shifts every entry in array matrix right by power w/ wrap around
+
+        Args:
+            bitarr (np.array): original code array that serves as a starting point for the shift
+            Please note, bitarr itself is *not* shifted
+            power (int, optional): Number of times to shift. Defaults to 1.
+
+        Returns:
+            np.array: shifted array
+        """
+
+        power = power % self.num_logical_bits
+        hx = np.linalg.matrix_power(self.hx_mat, power)
+        sol = np.matmul(hx, bitarr)
+        sol = sol.astype(int)
+        return sol
+
+    def shift_by_y(self, bitarr: np.array, power: int = 1):
+        """shifts every entry in array matrix down by power w/ wrap around
+
+        Args:
+            bitarr (np.array): original code array that serves as a starting point for the shift
+            Please note, bitarr itself is *not* shifted
+            power (int, optional): Number of times to shift. Defaults to 1.
+
+        Returns:
+            np.array: shifted array
+        """
+
+        power = power % (self.num_logical_bits // 2)
+        hy = np.linalg.matrix_power(self.hy_mat, power)
+        sol = np.matmul(hy, bitarr)
+        sol = sol.astype(int)
+        return sol
+
+    def shift_by_y_scalar(self, bit: int, shift_no: int = 1):
+        """shifts entry in array matrix down by 1 w/ wrap around
+
+        Args:
+            bit (int): bit to be shifted
+            shift_no (int, optional): Number of times to shift. Defaults to 1.
+
+        Returns:
+            int: new location of the bit after shift
+        """
+
+        new_bit = bit
+        for _ in range(shift_no):
+            new_bit = (new_bit + self.num_logical_bits) % self.no_bits
+        return new_bit
+
+    def shift_by_x_scalar(self, bit: int, shift_no: int = 1):
+        """shifts entry in array matrix right by 1 w/ wrap around
+        Args:
+            bit (int): bit to be shifted
+            shift_no (int, optional): Number of times to shift. Defaults to 1.
+
+        Returns:
+            int: new location of the bit after shift
+        """
+        new_bit = bit
+        for _ in range(shift_no):
+            new_bit = ((new_bit + 1) % self.num_logical_bits) + (
+                (new_bit // self.num_logical_bits) * (self.num_logical_bits)
+            )
+        return new_bit
+
+    def shift_parity_mat_by_y(self, parity_mat: np.array, power: int = 1):
+        """Shifts parity matrix vertically by power.
+        Please note this *modifies* the parity_mat.
+
+        Args:
+            parity_mat (np.array): parity matrix to be shifted
+            power (int, optional): Number of times to shift. Defaults to 1.
+
+        Returns:
+            np.array: original parity_mat
+        """
+
+        for row, _ in enumerate(parity_mat):
+            parity_mat[row] = self.shift_by_y(parity_mat[row], power=power)
+        return parity_mat
+
+    def shift_parity_mat_by_x(self, parity_mat: np.array, power: int = 1):
+        """Shifts parity matrix horizontall by power.
+        Please note this *modifies* the parity_mat.
+
+        Args:
+            parity_mat (np.array): parity matrix to be shifted
+            power (int, optional): Number of times to shift. Defaults to 1.
+
+        Returns:
+            np.array: original parity_mat
+        """
+        for row, _ in enumerate(parity_mat):
+            parity_mat[row] = self.shift_by_x(parity_mat[row], power=power)
+        return parity_mat
+
+    def _calc_syndrome(self, check_matr: np.array, board: np.array = None) -> np.array:
+        """Calculates the syndrome of the check_matrix on the board.
+
+        Args:
+            check_matr (np.array): check_matrix for calculating the syndrome
+            board (np.array, optional): board for calculating the syndrome.
+            If None, defaults to self.board. Defaults to None
+
+        Returns:
+            np.array: syndrome results
+        """
+        if board is None:
+            board = self.board
+        sol = np.matmul(check_matr, board) % 2
+        sol = sol.astype(int)
+        return sol
+
+    def _generate_init_symmetry(self, start_arr: Optional[np.array] = None) -> np.array:
+        """Generates initial symmetry
+
+        Args:
+            start_arr (np.array, optional): Optional array that
+            serves as the foundation for building up the rest of the codeword
+            using cellular automaton update rules, as described in
+            section II, formula 2 of arXiv:2002.11738. Defaults to None.
+
+        Raises:
+            ArgumentError: Validate start_arr
+
+        Returns:
+            np.array: Initial symmetry of the code
+        """
+        if start_arr and sum(start_arr) != 1:
+            raise QiskitQECError(
+                "Can only have a single 1 in start_arr."
+                + f"All else should be 0 but you have: {start_arr}"
+            )
+        # fund symmetries start from the top instead of the bottom because numpy
+        rect_board = np.zeros((self.num_logical_bits // 2, self.num_logical_bits), dtype=int)
+        if start_arr is None:
+            start_arr = np.zeros(self.num_logical_bits, dtype=int)
+            start_arr[(self.num_logical_bits // 2) - 1] = 1
+        rect_board[0] = start_arr
+        for row in range(1, self.num_logical_bits // 2):
+            for bit in range(self.num_logical_bits):
+                new_val = (
+                    rect_board[row - 1][(bit - 1) % self.num_logical_bits]
+                    ^ rect_board[row - 1][(bit) % self.num_logical_bits]
+                    ^ rect_board[row - 1][(bit + 1) % self.num_logical_bits]
+                )
+                rect_board[row][bit] = new_val
+        return rect_board
+
+    def generate_check_matrix_from_faces(self, stab_faces: np.array):
+        """Use stabilizer faces to make check matrix
+
+        Args:
+            stab_faces (np.array): Stabilizer faces
+
+        Returns:
+            np.array: parity matrix
+            Dict[int, int]: mapping from
+            parity_check_faces to bit notation,
+                A dictionary, {x:y}, meaning
+                that row x of the parity check matrix
+                has face centered at bit b
+
+        """
+
+        stab_row2bit_face = {}
+        parity_mat = np.empty((0, self.no_bits), int)
+
+        stab_row = 0
+        for row in range(self.no_rows):
+            for col in range(self.no_cols):
+                if stab_faces[row][col] == 1:
+                    a = self.rc_to_bit(row, col)
+                    b = self.rc_to_bit((row) % self.no_rows, (col - 1) % self.no_cols)
+                    c = self.rc_to_bit((row) % self.no_rows, (col + 1) % self.no_cols)
+                    d = self.rc_to_bit(
+                        (row - 1) % self.no_rows, col % self.no_cols
+                    )  # changed to point the other direction
+                    new_stab = np.array([0] * self.no_bits)
+                    new_stab[a] = 1
+                    new_stab[b] = 1
+                    new_stab[c] = 1
+                    new_stab[d] = 1
+                    parity_mat = np.append(parity_mat, [new_stab], axis=0)
+                    stab_row2bit_face[stab_row] = b
+                    stab_row += 1
+
+        return parity_mat, stab_row2bit_face
+
+    def fib_code_fault_enumeration(
+        self, parity_check_matrix: np.array, no_bits: int = None
+    ) -> Set[Tuple]:
+        """Return a set containing every possible single
+        bit flip error and what stabilizers they light up
+
+        Args:
+            parity_check_matrix (np.array): parity check matrix,
+            no_bits (int): Number of bits in code array
+
+        Returns:
+            Set[Tuple]: A set containing every possible single
+            bit flip error and what stabilizers they light up.
+            Of the form: {(stab_face1, stab_face2, errorbit0),
+            (stab_face1, stab_face2, errorbit1), ...}
+
+        """
+        if no_bits is None:
+            no_bits = self.no_bits
+        error_pairs = set()  # (stab_face1, stab_face2, errorbit)
+        single_error = np.zeros(no_bits, dtype=int)
+
+        for b in range(no_bits):
+            if no_bits > 10 and b % (no_bits // 10) == 0:
+                logger.debug("on bit: %s and error set looks like: %s", b, error_pairs)
+
+            ## set up new single error
+            # clear prev_bit
+            prev_bit = (b - 1) % no_bits
+            single_error[prev_bit] = 0
+            # set new error
+            single_error[b] = 1
+
+            ## what do it light?
+            lighted = self._calc_syndrome(parity_check_matrix, single_error)
+            stabs = (lighted == 1).nonzero()[0]
+
+            if len(stabs) % 2 != 0:
+                emsg = (
+                    f"Minor panic. Error on  bit {b}"
+                    + f"causes a BAD syndrome: {stabs} for lighted: {lighted}"
+                )
+                logger.error(
+                    emsg
+                )  # TODO just do this via inspection on 1s per column in stab parity check matrix
+                raise Exception(emsg)
+
+            if len(stabs) > 0:
+                for indx in range(0, len(stabs), 2):
+                    error_pairs.add((stabs[indx], stabs[indx + 1], b))
+
+        return error_pairs
+
+    def enumerated_errors2matching_graph(
+        self, error_graphs: Set[Tuple]
+    ) -> (rx.PyGraph, Dict[int, int]):
+        """Turn stabilizer pairs lit by a single error
+        into edges in the matching graph
+
+        Args:
+            error_graphs (Set[Tuple]): A set containing
+            every possible single bit flip error and
+            what stabilizers they light up.
+            Of the form: {(stab_face1, stab_face2, errorbit0),
+            (stab_face1, stab_face2, errorbit1), ...}
+
+        Returns:
+            rx.PyGraph: Matching Graph for PyMatching
+            Dict[int, int]: Mapping from stabilizer id to graph node id
+
+        """
+        stab2node = {}
+        graph = rx.PyGraph()
+
+        def add_to_graph(stabid):
+            if stabid not in stab2node:
+                nodeid = graph.add_node({"element": stabid})
+                stab2node[stabid] = nodeid
+            return stab2node[stabid]
+
+        for stab0, stab1, fund_e in error_graphs:
+            graph_node_n0 = add_to_graph(stab0)
+            graph_node_n1 = add_to_graph(stab1)
+            graph.add_edge(graph_node_n0, graph_node_n1, {"fault_ids": {fund_e}})
+
+        return graph, stab2node
+
+    def decode_fib_code(self, force: Optional[bool] = False):
+        """Run decoder on self.board
+
+        Args:
+            force (bool, optional): If true, will run
+            the decoder, even if it has already been
+            run on self.board
+            Defaults to False.
+
+        Raises:
+            QiskitQECError: Raises an exception if
+            decoder has already been run and force=False
+        """
+        if not force and self.has_decoder_run:
+            raise QiskitQECError("In order to rerun decoder, you must pass in force=True")
+
+        self.has_decoder_run = True
+        # generate graphs and mappings
+        h_correction = np.zeros(self.no_bits, dtype=int)
+        v_correction = np.zeros(self.no_bits, dtype=int)
+        parity_check_matrix = copy.deepcopy(self.fund_check_matrix)
+        hori_probe_indx = self.fund_hori_probe_indx
+        verti_probe_indx = self.fund_verti_probe_indx
+
+        cur_all_syndrome = prev_all_syndrome = (
+            (self._calc_syndrome(self.all_stabs_check_mat, self.board) == 1).sum(),
+        )
+        start_flag = True
+        meta_round_count = 0
+        round_count = 0
+        self.fund_stab_faces.shape = self.no_bits
+        while (
+            (cur_all_syndrome < prev_all_syndrome or start_flag)
+            and cur_all_syndrome != 0
+            and meta_round_count < self.halt
+        ):
+            start_flag = False
+            prev_all_syndrome = cur_all_syndrome
+
+            for _ in range(self.num_logical_bits // 2):  # will wrap around to all bits
+                parity_check_matrix = self.shift_parity_mat_by_y(parity_check_matrix)
+                self.fund_stab_faces = self.shift_by_y(self.fund_stab_faces)
+                hori_probe_indx = self.shift_by_y_scalar(hori_probe_indx)
+                verti_probe_indx = self.shift_by_y_scalar(verti_probe_indx)
+
+                for _ in range(self.num_logical_bits):
+                    parity_check_matrix = self.shift_parity_mat_by_x(parity_check_matrix)
+                    self.fund_stab_faces = self.shift_by_x(self.fund_stab_faces)
+                    hori_probe_indx = self.shift_by_x_scalar(hori_probe_indx)
+                    verti_probe_indx = self.shift_by_x_scalar(verti_probe_indx)
+
+                    self.fund_stab_faces.shape = (
+                        self.num_logical_bits // 2,
+                        self.num_logical_bits,
+                    )
+                    self.fund_stab_faces.shape = self.no_bits
+
+                    cur_syndrome = self._calc_syndrome(parity_check_matrix)
+                    # convert syndrome to node
+                    cur_node_syndrome = [0] * len(cur_syndrome)
+                    for stabindx, value in enumerate(cur_syndrome):
+                        nodeindx = self.fundstab2node[stabindx]
+                        cur_node_syndrome[nodeindx] = value  # TODO is right?
+                    hcorval, vcorval, res = self.decode_prob(cur_node_syndrome)
+
+                    h_correction[hori_probe_indx] = hcorval
+                    v_correction[verti_probe_indx] = vcorval
+
+                    round_count += 1
+
+                    logger.debug("current fund stabilizer faces:\n%s", self.fund_stab_faces)
+                    logger.debug("current_parity_check_mat:\n%s", parity_check_matrix)
+                    logger.debug("cur-syndrome-symm: %s", cur_syndrome)
+                    logger.debug("res                             is: %s", res)
+                    logger.debug("hcorval: %s\nvcorval:%s", hcorval, vcorval)
+                    logger.debug(
+                        "hori probd inex: %s, verti_probe_inx: %s",
+                        hori_probe_indx,
+                        verti_probe_indx,
+                    )
+                    logger.debug("h_corr: %s\nv_corr:%s", h_correction, v_correction)
+
+            logger.info("Meta-Round %s:", meta_round_count)
+            logger.info("h_correction: %s\nv_correction:%s", h_correction, v_correction)
+
+            meta_round_count += 1
+            d_correction = h_correction * v_correction
+            hboard = self.board ^ h_correction  # apply correction
+            vboard = self.board ^ v_correction
+            dboard = self.board ^ d_correction
+
+            hcorsynd = [
+                (self._calc_syndrome(self.all_stabs_check_mat, hboard) == 1).sum(),
+                hboard,
+                "hori",
+            ]
+            vcorsynd = [
+                (self._calc_syndrome(self.all_stabs_check_mat, vboard) == 1).sum(),
+                vboard,
+                "verti",
+            ]
+            dcorsynd = [
+                (self._calc_syndrome(self.all_stabs_check_mat, dboard) == 1).sum(),
+                dboard,
+                "dcor",
+            ]
+
+            opts = [hcorsynd, vcorsynd, dcorsynd]
+
+            winner = min(opts, key=lambda x: x[0])
+            cur_all_syndrome = winner[0]
+            self.board = winner[1]  # update board to best one
+            logger.info("Updated board is: \n%s", self.board)
+
+        logger.info("decoding finished")
diff --git a/src/qiskit_qec/noise/classic/fibonacci_spanning_noise_generator.py b/src/qiskit_qec/noise/classic/fibonacci_spanning_noise_generator.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ef1e82f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/qiskit_qec/noise/classic/fibonacci_spanning_noise_generator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+# This code is part of Qiskit.
+#
+# (C) Copyright IBM 2017, 2020
+#
+# This code is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. You may
+# obtain a copy of this license in the LICENSE.txt file in the root directory
+# of this source tree or at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Any modifications or derivative works of this code must retain this
+# copyright notice, and modified files need to carry a notice indicating
+# that they have been altered from the originals.
+"""Spanning Error Generator for Fibonacci Code"""
+import logging
+from typing import Optional
+
+import numpy as np
+
+from qiskit_qec.codes.classic.fibonacci_code import ClassicFibonacciCode
+from qiskit_qec.exceptions import QiskitQECError
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def generate_spanning_error(
+    code: ClassicFibonacciCode,
+    offset: int = 0,
+    probability_of_error: Optional[float] = 1e-7,
+    width: Optional[int] = None,
+    is_vertical: Optional[bool] = True,
+) -> (np.array, np.array):
+    """Generates spanning errors for fibonacci code (ClassicFibonacciCode)
+    that can be fed to the fibonacci decoder (ClassicFibonacciSpanningErrorDecoder)
+    See section III subsection D figure 7 on arXiv:2002.11738 for more details
+
+    Args:
+        code (ClassicFibonacciCode): Fibonacci Code, has information about the codeword that
+        generate_spanning_error will use as a base for it's error
+        offset (int, optional): Offset for where spanning error begins. Offset will be a
+        horizontal offset from the left if is_vertical=False and, otherwise,
+        a vertical offsetfrom the top if is_vertical=True). Defaults to 0.
+        probability_of_error (float, optional): Error probability. Defaults to 1e-7.
+        width (int, optional): How wide the error should be. If is_vertical=True, width
+        willbe how wide the spanning error is across from left to right. Otherwrise, if
+        is_vertical=False width will be the height of the spanning error from top to bottom.
+        Defaults to None.
+        is_vertical (bool, optional): If true, the error will span top to bottom. Otherwise,
+        the error will span left to right. Defaults to True.
+
+    Raises:
+        QiskitQECError: probability_of_error must be <= 1 and >=0
+    Returns:
+        error_board (np.array): element-wise "bitwise XOR" of error_mask and codeword
+        error_mask (np.array): an np.array indicating which bits are flipped by errors
+    """
+
+    codeword = code.code_word
+    if not width:
+        width = code.num_logical_bits
+    if probability_of_error < 0 or probability_of_error > 1:
+        raise QiskitQECError(
+            f"probability_of_error must be > 0 and < 1 but is: {probability_of_error}"
+        )
+    error_mask = np.zeros(codeword.shape, dtype=int)
+
+    num_rows = len(codeword)
+    num_col = len(codeword[0])
+    if is_vertical:
+        if probability_of_error == 1:
+            error_mask[:, offset : width + offset] = 1
+        else:
+            for i in range(num_rows):
+                for j in range(width):
+                    error_mask[i][(j + offset) % num_col] = np.random.choice(
+                        [0, 1], p=[1 - probability_of_error, probability_of_error]
+                    )
+
+    else:
+        height = width
+        if probability_of_error == 1:
+            error_mask[offset : offset + height, :] = 1
+        else:
+            for i in range(width):
+                for j in range(num_col):
+                    error_mask[(i + offset) % num_rows][j] = np.random.choice(
+                        [0, 1], p=[1 - probability_of_error, probability_of_error]
+                    )
+
+    error_board = error_mask ^ codeword
+    return error_board, error_mask
diff --git a/test/classic/test_fibonacci_code.py b/test/classic/test_fibonacci_code.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2c8f987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/classic/test_fibonacci_code.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# This code is part of Qiskit.
+#
+# (C) Copyright IBM 2017, 2020
+#
+# This code is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. You may
+# obtain a copy of this license in the LICENSE.txt file in the root directory
+# of this source tree or at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Any modifications or derivative works of this code must retain this
+# copyright notice, and modified files need to carry a notice indicating
+# that they have been altered from the originals.
+import unittest
+
+from qiskit_qec.codes.classic.fibonacci_code import ClassicFibonacciCode
+from qiskit_qec.decoders.classic.fibonacci_decoder import (
+    ClassicFibonacciSpanningErrorDecoder,
+)
+from qiskit_qec.noise.classic.fibonacci_spanning_noise_generator import (
+    generate_spanning_error,
+)
+
+
+class TestClassicFibCode(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test Classic Fib Code"""
+
+    def test_full_fib_decoding(self):
+        test_cases = [
+            [4, [(0.01, 1.0), (0.105, 0.8), (0.2, 0.51)]],
+            [8, [(0.01, 1.0), (0.105, 0.84), (0.2, 0.43)]],
+        ]
+        num_shots = 100
+
+        for test in test_cases:
+            L = test[0]
+            for p, accuracy_sol in test[1]:
+                success_no = 0
+                for round in range(num_shots):
+                    code = ClassicFibonacciCode(
+                        L
+                    )  # generate an initial codeword. The default one bit at bottom center and cellular automata rules upward
+
+                    error_board, error_mask = generate_spanning_error(
+                        code, probability_of_error=p
+                    )  # setting width to L and vertical=True makes iid noise
+                    f = ClassicFibonacciSpanningErrorDecoder(
+                        error_board
+                    )  # give this class the errored codeword
+                    f.decode_fib_code()
+                    f.board.shape = (L // 2, L)
+                    if (f.board == code.code_word).all():
+                        success_no += 1
+                p_success = success_no / num_shots
+                self.assertAlmostEqual(
+                    p_success,
+                    accuracy_sol,
+                    delta=0.1,  # small decoders are pretty vulnerable to variations in success rates
+                ), f"L={L} with p={p} gave: {p_success} instead of expected: {accuracy_sol}"