hoppers will start soon enuff. what'll y'all tie?
Hoppers
hoppers will start soon enuff. what'll y'all tie?
"There's more B.S. in fly fishing than there is in a Kansas feedlot." Lefty Kreh
I can't say about fly fishing but there's a lot of feed lots in Kansas.
Wes' Pattern Book
http://www.flypatternbook.net
That's a nice one, Wes. I like Al's Foam Hopper, Charlie Boy Hopper, a foam creation Wally Wiese sent me, and Henry's Fork Hoppers.
Regards,
Scott
ps - I like John Scott's FEB hopper, too, but haven't tied enough of them well to add it to the stable
Last edited by ScottP; 05-25-2010 at 08:54 PM.
I don't fish topwater much, but I do like JohnScott's FEB Hopper. Simple and durable.
Amy's Ant. Multipurpose Stonefly, hopper, big caddis, etc. Easy to see and a high Floater.
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Parachute Madam X. See Above for reasoning.
"Trust, but verify" - Russian Proverb, as used by Ronald Reagan
Definitely John Scott's FEB Hopper. It does the trick for me.
I just saw Davie McPhail tie his fiery brown hopper and it look like a winner to me. See what you think. http://www.youtube.com/user/DavieMcPhail#p/u
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I really haven't chosen a hopper to tie... they all look to hard to tie. Anyone have any suggestions for somthin' easy?
I tied up a couple of these the other day after watching the video and they are great little hopper that produce results. As with most all Davie's flies he's one of the bestOriginally Posted by Ron Eagle Elk
Mike
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan
I'm going to be relying on two patterns this season - tied to imitate both crickets and hoppers.
Parachute and A.K.'s Hoppers
http://www.tangibledata.com/mydvdfli...d=133&discId=1
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