Western Lady Hopper Tutorial

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...

Improved Chaos Hopper

PATTERN DESCRIPTION: How To Tie The Improved Chaos Hopper. The Improved Chaos Hopper created by Craig Matthews of West Yellowstone, is a great late-summer realistic hopper pattern.  This foam hopper has the right silhouette and just enough wiggle with its rubber legs...

How to tie the Morrish’s Hopper

PATTERN DESCRIPTION: The Morrish Hopper is probably the most realistic and effective foam hopper imitation tied for fly fishing. Late summer in Montana the trout are keying in on hoppers and other terrestrials and every fly fisherman knows this.  Once your standby...

The Beauty of Foam Hoppers

Where do I even begin… Livingston, Montana is a great place to fish hoppers late in the season.  Being a fishing guide and avid fisherman myself I have had many opportunities to try out every kind of hopper imaginable.  I love tying flies and coming up with my...