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Published on Dec 18. 2019 - 5 years ago
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Terrestrials

Foam

Rubber legs and tails

Deer hair

Tie a Jack Dennis classic with master fly tier Charlie Craven. This fly was first developed for the Jackson Hole One Fly and is a great pattern for a dry-dropper rig, a terrestrial grasshopper pattern or stonefly. It always lands upright and fishes well.

Originator

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Loco Hopper

The song of grasshoppers is a major part of the background soundscape on a warm day in late summer and early fall. They live on most corners of the planet, not counting the coldest climate zones.

Oct 15. 2023

GFA Hopper

Step by Step showing you how to tie the GFA Hopper fly.

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Oct 15. 2019

Llano bug

The Llano bug from what I was told was designed and developed for a river called the Llano River.

Jan 9. 2019

Bar Guac Hopper

This pattern, which takes its name from the popular appetizer Guacamole, was inspired by the 'Bar Guac' special at a local fly fishing hangout.

Apr 19. 2017

Foam Snail

Snails can be surprisingly high on the trout menu, and a snail imitation can sometimes be a key to success - on stillwaters and ponds in particular.

Dec 25. 2011

Jack Plotts' Foam flies

These foam flies were sent to us 10 years ago, and this article has been long underway... High time we did something about it! Digging into the digital archives we found this bunch of crazy foam flies.

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