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 | Mar 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
PATTERN DESCRIPTION: The Improved Thunder Thighs Hopper was my go-to hopper pattern last summer in sizes 8-14 in tan, goldenrod, and flesh. As the summer went on, this hopper seemed to fish better and better. The realistic silhouette of this grasshopper pattern...
by admin | Jan 1, 2012 | Fly fishing Websites
It is a new year and I am excited to be able to share with all of you my new online hopper tying supply store. Over the years I have searched high and low for a variety of colors and thicknesses of foam for tying my own personal hoppers and other foam flies. Now with...
by admin | Jan 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
PATTERN DESCRIPTION: The Green Machine was originally tied to imitate a Skwala stonefly which is a late-winter to early-spring hatching stonefly here in Montana. The original Green Machine is tied with brown/olive two-tone foam, with the olive tied down as the...
by admin | Jun 19, 2011 | Fly Tying Tutorials
PATTERN DESCRIPTION: This hopper pattern was created by Walter Wiese out of Parks Fly Shop in Gardiner, Montana. The GFA Hopper reminds me of the Madam-X, but with a little foam thrown in for floatation and a splash of color. I really like this hopper in sz. 14 for...
