Al's Hair Hopper SBS

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Al Troth married the body of a Henry's Fork Hopper with the wing from his Elk Hair Caddis, added some biot legs and came up with a neat little hopper (could also pass for a Yellow Sally in these colors, I guess). For whatever reason don't think it ever caught on like the HF or Letort Hopper when it came out, but it's still a cool bug. Simple to tie, floats well and fish eat it. Works especially well for me in the smaller sizes #12-16; change colors as you see fit, tan and olive have also been very effective.





hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - UTC 70 hopper yellow
body - deer hair yellow
underwing - landscape fabric
legs - goose biots red
overwing - deer or elk hair


Part 1


mash barb and attach thread 1 hook eye width back, wrap to bend and back

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clean and stack a clump of deer hair, trim tips

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a couple soft loops to tie in by tips

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wrap back to hook bend

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pull deer hair forward, surrounding hook shank

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create 1st body segment

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repeat

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Part 2


and so on (brush a little Sally on the wraps)

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trim underwing (hook gap width)

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apply a drop of Crazy Glue and tie in underwing (extend a bit beyond hook bend)

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tie in biot on near side (body length)

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and far

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clean and stack some hair (elk used here) for wing and tie in (tips extend to underwing)

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trim body & wing hair, half hitch x2, SHHAN and you're done

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Regards,
Scott

Very Excellent!

What kind of deer hair did you use for the body?

Steven,

Generic bleached/dyed deer hair; don't think it's belly (too fine). I've had the stuff a long time and it's not in the original bag so I don't know for sure.

Regards,
Scott