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






clean and stack a clump of deer hair, trim tips






a couple soft loops to tie in by tips






wrap back to hook bend






pull deer hair forward, surrounding hook shank






create 1st body segment






repeat