Hoppers
Grasshoppers, crickets and other terrestrials

How to fish with more than one fly

Teaming up: Having more than one fly on your leader actually makes pretty good sense in the very simple way that presenting more than one temptation to the fish increases the chance of a bite. But there are many other reasons.
Read about it here.

The only knot

Tying: This is definitely going to get me in trouble! But I guarantee you that if you learn this knot you will be able to get very far in almost all kinds of flyfishing. Use this for your daily knotting and use loops for the rest (backing to fly line, fly line to leader), and you will be able to make it through many, many fishing days.
See which one it is here.

Hoppers with Foam

Terrestrial: I'll warn you now; the hopper is my favorite pattern. It's big, I can see it, it's fun to cast and present it with a plop, I have fun tying them and the fish just adore the big, juicy, summer delight. It's perfect for my less-than-perfect casting habits. The pattern presented in this article is non-typical in my cache of fly patterns, however. This one uses a glued-on, pre-shaped foam body. Hence, the thesis of this article.

Pete's EZ Hopper

"...once they broke the surface film, the butts would tilt down and the head and shoulders would be the only part of the grasshopper above water. They neither rode high in the water, nor lay in a horizontal plane. My thought was to design a hopper that would duplicate that presentation." Read more about Peter Frailey's EZ Hopper.

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MSA Hopper

Hook: Partridge BIN #8 (or equivalent medium wire 2XL hook)
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Body hackle: Whiting saddle, dirty badger
Abdomen: Argentinean hare, dyed olive
Flash: Krystal Flash, pearl
Wing: Deer hair, dyed olive
Legs: Round rubber, black
Hackle: Whiting saddle, dirty badger
Thorax: Argentinean hare, dyed olive

Pattern: Loren Williams, Fly: Hans Weilenmann

Hollywood Hopper

The Hollywood Hopper is a more realistic hopper pattern from my vise. It sits low and has a great hopper profile. It looks complicated, but once you figure out how to assemble it, it's an easy tie. These are also available through Montana Fly Company.

Weedless Foam Grasshopper

Grasshoppers make up a large part of the fishes summer time diet. From trout to bass when one of these falls on the water it is certainly going to get eaten.

Hopper Madness Fly Fishing

Summertime hopper action with Lone Peak Outfitters. Lone Peak Outfitters offers guided fly-fishing adventures to the legendary waters of southwestern Montana. Come join us for a trip of a lifetime!