hoppers will start soon enuff. what’ll y’all tie?
That’s a nice one, Wes. I like Al’s Foam Hopper, Charlie Boy Hopper, a foam creation Wally Wiese sent me, and Henry’s Fork Hoppers.
Regards,
Scott
ps - I like John Scott’s FEB hopper, too, but haven’t tied enough of them well to add it to the stable
I don’t fish topwater much, but I do like JohnScott’s FEB Hopper. Simple and durable.
Amy’s Ant. Multipurpose Stonefly, hopper, big caddis, etc. Easy to see and a high Floater.
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Parachute Madam X. See Above for reasoning.
Definitely John Scott’s FEB Hopper. It does the trick for me.
I just saw Davie McPhail tie his fiery brown hopper and it look like a winner to me. See what you think. http://www.youtube.com/user/DavieMcPhail#p/u
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I really haven’t chosen a hopper to tie… they all look to hard to tie. Anyone have any suggestions for somthin’ easy?
Try a Chernobyl hopper; pretty easy to tie, just need a little foam and some rubber legs:
http://www.hawkinsflyfishing.com/Chernobyl_hopper_pattern.php
The fancy cutter in the step-by-step is nice, but not necessary, you can do it with scissors.
Regards,
Scott
I would suggest a LeTort Hopper - http://kwsu.org/Offers/FlyTying.aspx - Episode 303 - easy to tie, holds up well and floats well. It can be easily adjusted to make a handy Le Tort Cricket as well. It’s an eastern pattern developed on the LeTort in PA.
I’m going to be relying on two patterns this season - tied to imitate both crickets and hoppers.
Parachute and A.K.'s Hoppers
http://www.tangibledata.com/mydvdflies/index.cfm?categoryId=133&discId=1
I tied up a couple of these the other day after watching the video and they are great little hopper that produce results. As with most all Davie’s flies he’s one of the best 
Mike
Ed Shenks’ Letort Cricket in black &/or brown along with the Letort hopper in yellow, olive &/or greenish-yellowy mix are easy ties on 2X long dry fly hooks from size #8 - #16 or even larger. For years I’ve usually modified the recipe to add back legs to both patterns as bass & panfish seem to hit the dangling leg flies more than without, but the trout didn’t seem to care unless they got very selective as they were the smaller sized flies.
I agree with you on McPhail’s flies, Mike. I really enjoy watching him tie his flies, but sometimes I wish he’d include subtitles in his videos. I can’t always understand what he’s saying and I’m sure I’m missing something important!
I am also a fan of the Charlie Boy Hopper.
Joe
He’s speaking Scottish Joe. Try a wee dram before watching.
As for hoppers I have always stuck to Dave’s, Joe’s or Henry’s fork types.
… with my FEB Hopper.
And even if this summer doesn’t turn out to have, as predicted, one of the biggest hopper infestations of the last thirty years, the FEB Hopper doubles very nicely as a Golden Stone !!
John
Wow… So far from what you guys have shown me the Letort and McFails look the easiest… I think I’ll have to whip some of those out for a try. McFails looks the easiest so far, but the Letort doesn’t look bad either.