Birchdolt's Hopper

An interesting Aussie fly.

hook - Mustad 94840 #6
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - golden pheasant tippet
rib - brassie wire copper
body - dubbing golden olive
wing - chukar partridge
hackle - orange
collar - partridge

Regards,
Scott

interesting it is :smiley:

Nice use of that chukar.

Hmmm…I see no hopper here. Kinda pretty though.

Lots of Aussie (and U.K.) hopper patterns are a bit different looking but they work (I can attest to that), and that’s good enough for me.

Regards,
Scott