by admin | May 10, 2014 | Fly Tying Tutorials
PATTEN DESCRIPTION: I first posted how to tie the Morrish Hopper in 2010 and have had great fishing results and fun tying different version of the realistic hopper pattern over the years. I had great success with different colored bodies like cream, flesh, green,...
by admin | Mar 31, 2014 | Hopper Talk
The Morrish Hopper has been the best hopper pattern the last few seasons, and for good reason. The sculptured, 5-6mm thick foam body of the Morrish, and knotted rubber legs, imitates the natural silhouette and bulk of the natural hopper, perfectly. It floats all...
by admin | Mar 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
PATTERN DESCRIPTION: The Boulder Hopper is a newer pattern that I created for catching fussy fish in low, clear water. By using thin foam for the body and wing, this hopper looks very realistic in smaller sizes. I tie this hopper in sizes 8-16, but a size 12 seems...
by admin | Jan 10, 2011 | Fly Tying Tutorials
PATTERN DESCRIPTION: Here is my tutorial on how to tie the Western Lady Hopper created by John Gould. The Western Lady Hopper has been around for a couple of years now, but some of the bigger trout eat it up like it’s the real thing or something they’ve...
by ericparamore | Jun 17, 2010 | Hopper Talk
PATTERN DESCRIPTION: This is a new hopper pattern that I came up with for the upcoming season. This patterns has all the right qualities to be a real fish catcher. It has rubber legs, a foam bullet head and a very realistic silhouette. The legs of the hopper may seem...
