A little bit different (maybe even easier) than the hopper.


hook - Dai Riki 280 #8
thread - UTC 140 burnt orange
body/wing - 2mm foam rust
legs - medium rubber orange
head/collar - elk hair rust


Part 1

mash barb; start thread, wrap to bend




taper foam strip (about 1/2 gap width)




tie in at butt, brush shank with Super Glue, cover tag end with thread






wrap foam forward; tie off/trim




taper another foam strip (gap width)




measure for length (tip about gap width past bend) brush on some Super Glue, tie in




tie in legs




flip fly over (easier, for me to do the underside first); clean, stack, measure (tips to bend) a clump of elk hair