John Mundinger's (VFS forum blast from the past) derivation of Sandy Pittendrigh's Werewolf hopper; kind of a Rogue/Jughead/Bomber amalgamation. Both those flies utilized furled yarn abdomens, but that I prefer foam. Haven't used pronghorn hair in a while; nice stuff, forgot how well it spun.


hook - Mustad 9671 #8
thread - UTC 140/70 tan
abdomen - 2mm foam cinnamon/dubbing
binder strip - 2mm foam
underwing - Krystal Flash rootbeer
wing - deer hair
legs - medium rubber brown
head - pronghorn hair spun/clipped
hackle - ginger grizzly


Part 1

taper foam strip; optional - creates a tapered body which you may like (if not use a strip gap width)




insert needle in vise/foam on needle at the thin waist




start thread on needle




fold foam forward; 2 soft loops (so the foam isn't cut), pull tight and create first segment




pull foam back, move thread forward on needle




repeat previous steps; when finished, tie off, trim thread, brush wraps with Sally, slide off the needle