FEB (Furled Extended Body) Hopper - Fly of the Week - August 10, 2009

FAOL Community Readers Voice
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FEB (Furled Extended Body) Hopper

By John Scott, Rigby ID

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Scott I’m away at work so don’t have a chance to tie the pattern right now but I was wondering if you have ever used dubbing to fill in the underside of the pattern? All that bare thread just gives me the creeps.

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Good looking fly John. I’ve never tied with that kind of foam before, or with a furled extended body. I’m intrigued enough to give it a try. Thanks for the encouragement.

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That fly looks killer! I’m going to have to tie up a couple and see if the bluegills like them!

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John:Tied a dozen up for my trip. They look great and are easy to tie.
Thanks,
Bruce

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John,
Thanks for the recognition.
Classy…
You’ve done a great job with the FEB series :cool:.

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Way to go John , very well done article. Thanks for sharing it with us and hope to see more in the near future.

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I’ve not used dubbing, but that certainly doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t if that is the way you want to tie it. Make it your own fly and enjoy !!

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Duck -

WELL DESERVED recognition. Several flies have emerged from the “off the hook” technique that might not have made it off the vise trying it the old way.

John

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Thank you, and you are welcome.

You will.

John

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I really like the fly John. When you first posted it on the Fly Tying forum I tried it out. I’ve tyed up several in different colors of antron and foam. My wife’s friend is visiting from Portland, OR and she’s asked me to show her how to ty it. I think I’ll show it at my club meeting tomorrow night if I get the chance. Thanks for the recipe. Jim

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Great looking Fly John, can’t wait to tie one up and get it on the water. I’ll let you know how it does around here.
Thanks.

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Got a few tied up, but as anyone I tie with can attest, I have an irresistable urge to depart from the text. I changed a few things to fit my tying style and make them a bit more panfish friendly. I was going to wait and post a few pics of them hanging out of fish lips, but I don’t know when I’ll get the chance, so here’s a few pics of just the flies. Thanks again for a great pattern, John!

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Obviously (:roll: ) you had not seen my post … BUT … now I don’t have to get them off my phone!!! You all need to know that the little green one is chartreuse (bright, bright, chartreuse!), the other is lemon/lime, with bling, and the red one is from the planet Xenon!! What a great evening! thank you Bluegill and John Scott!!

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I blame the glue!

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Wish I could blame the glue, Steve, but that’s just the way my head’s screwed on:roll:

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I am sure they will catch fish.

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Blame them both!!

And

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Blame them both!!

And then the fish!!!

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Hi John,

great little hopper. I’ve been tying some on 8’s and 10’s for a friend of mine. I was wonder, while tying them up, how wide are you cutting your foam. I’ve always used the “rule of thumb” to cut it about the same width as the hook gap. Does that sound about right ?? I tied one on an 8 with the foam about the same width of the hook gap and it looks good, just was wonder if you did the same thing.

thanks again for another great FEB pattern, luv tying them :slight_smile:

Mike