Part 2

slide the body forward, wrap once around with the foam and tie it down













clean, stack, measure a clump of elk hair and tie it in


















take a wider strip of foam and tie in underneath at wing tie-in position













poke a hole in foam where hook eye meets, pull foam up, move thread to hook eye and secure foam with a couple firm wraps













move thread back to wing tie-in position and secure foam on top













add legs and indicator


















trim head foam top and bottom, whip finish, SHHAN and you're done
















Sorry for the ugly orange hopper but I was playing around with some ideas for an October Caddis when inspiration hit. They make heat shrink tubing in 1/16" which would be a little smaller, but I think for hoppers #12-14, I'll use something like Larva Lace or Hareline tubing.




Regards,
Scott