Half (more like 2/3) Down Hopper SBS

[ScottP]

John Gould's hopper emerger(?) or is it a Klinkhopper?




hook - Tiemco 5212 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 camel
abdomen - marabou blood quill tan
rib - copper wire x-small
wing - elk
thorax - dubbing brown
post - Congo Hair white
hackle - grizzly
legs - round rubber barred tan


Part 1


Pattern calls for a MFC 7073 bent shank; didn't have any so I rolled my own with a pair of pliers







start thread at the angle and wrap rib back to point above barb







tie in marabou blood by tips and wrap back







twist marabou and wrap forward to initial tie in; wrap rib forward, helicopter and tie off










clean, stack and measure (let tips extend to hook bend) a clump of elk







tie in wing; trim butts and cover with thread wraps

[ScottP]

Part 2

tie in a clump of Congo Hair; post it and tie in hackle









tie in legs





dub thorax; finish with thread at base of post





grab hackle and start wrapping post from top down





wraps hackle; let it hang down, take 2 horizontal turns of thread at base of post to capture hackle, half hitch x 2, SHHAN, trim legs, trim post




fish-eye view




bird's -eye view




Regards,
Scott