Posts Tagged ‘Hoppers etc’
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There are more hoppers flies out there than there are actual hopper verities and you can carry a few of each if you like but I have opted to carry just three patterns that work well in most situations. Bigger buoyant hoppers are often called into use as indicator flies in nymph under dry teams of flies.
WIP:
Foam assisted hopper
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{{+1}}Chatto’s yellow winged hopper{{-1}}
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As the name implies this hopper is my representation of the natural of the same name. Its tied in the same way as a stimulator except that a yellow under wing and feather slip wings replace the deer hair wing of the stimulator. It's a good hopper pattern to tie on because it floats in the surface film much the same way as the unfortunate natural does and it is reasonably visible.{{end}}
Last Updated: January 29, 2011
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Categories: Dry flies, Flies, Hoppers, locust & crickets, My "trout" dry fly box
Tags: #fishonfly, Hoppers etc 
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{{+1}}Stimulator variant{{-1}}
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Whilst not tied to imitate any particular insect this down wing style of fly can be tied with your favorite materials and in your favorite colours to imitate a range of insects. It is a good prospecting fly when nothing appears to be happening. In larger sizes it can be twitched or fished dead drift to imitate a hopper, cicada or other terrestrial insect that has found itself in the water or in smaller sizes can be danced across the surface to imitate a caddis fly.{{end}}