Summer plopping | Global FlyFisher

Published on Jul 16. 2018 - 6 years ago
Updated or edited 6 years ago

When fishing, we normally want a gentle, soft presentation.
But sometimes you want a big plop, a slap on the water.
If there are grasshoppers around, then it is one of the times you want your fly to land with a plop. Another time and place for the plop is when presenting your fly next to grass banks or under overhanging trees.
The plop and splash of a fly landing hard on the water attracts the attention - like a grasshopper or big beetle landing on the surface of the water.
Sometimes giving a little twitch after a second or three is also very effective.

Mar 10. 2012

Tom's Hopper

Before you know it, the summer is upon us, and a hopper pattern can suddenly be what makes a day. Tom Biesot's hopper is a good bet. Using a foam body and a couple of neat tecniques

Sep 20. 2002

Hoppers with Foam

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.

Sep 20. 2000

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."

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