Fed’s “Top Shelf” Hopper is a variant of a fly I found on the Drew Ross’s LooknFishy YouTube channel. The original version comes into two styles – single foam and double foam version for hopper/dropper rigs. Its been a really productive pattern for Drew in recent years.
The UV Thunder Klod is “new,” well, almost new pattern created by Al Beatty that combines features from two other patterns – the Thunder Thighs and the Clod Hopper.
The Thunder Thighs was developed by Eric Paramore in the winter of 2008 after a slow 100 days guiding in the Paradise Valley area in Montana. Read More »
An easy hopper pattern that will help you to learn and practice techniques for tying hoppers.
Tying instructions can be found in the May issue of the HFF Flycast.
Materials
- Thread – Wooly nylon (Nylon stretch over locking thread)
- Hook – Any Hopper hook (This one is a size 10)
- Body – 2 mm craft foam cut into hopper like shape.
The Madam X Blowfly Hopper is a combination of a blow fly and the Parachute Madam X.
Materials
- Hook – Size 10 or 12 hook
- Thread – black 14/0
- Tail – Squirrel Tail fibers
- White or grey EP fibers
- Black foam
- Metallic Blue DMC Embroidery Stranded cotton Thread E3843
- Small rubber legs
- Any colour McFlylon for the post
- Any kind of dubbing
- Brown or black Hackle
Tying Instructions
- Cover back 2/3 of hook with thread.
Does the idea of using a Mop Fly offend you? Well, then perhaps you can get behind the way that Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions uses that mop material to create a cool-looking dry fly. Tim’s Mop Hopper (how could he resist calling it the Mopper?)
GFA stands for “General Foam Attractor”. The GFA Hopper pattern was created by Walter Wiese out of Parks Fly Shop in Gardiner, Montana. This pattern is easy to tie and looks and fishes well in all colours.
Materials
- Hook: Dai Riki 280, size 6-14.