>>>What are you tying today ? Part I

[lv2nymph]

Thanks Bill, they are umpqua c400bl #10's

 

[dc410]

Here are a few more of the hopper patterns that we were discussing earlier in the thread. The Charlie Boy Hopper #8 (top) and the Letort Hopper #12 (bottom). Both tied in an olive version with the same color deer hair for the wing.

 

[GenCon]

John, nicely done. My pick out of those 2 would be the Letort hopper.
I know I am a bit old school. But to me the Letort pattern is just richer.

Great looking bugs.

GenCon

 

[mario66pens]

Nicely done John.

Right again Jack, it is BQ.

 

[Tigereye]

dc

Great job on the CBH and the LH. I am partial to the CBH. Go catch yourself a slammer!

Never tied a green one. Though I do see green ones in the fields. I fish the Lehigh mostly and no self respecting Hopper is anywhere near that river yet the fish seem to take the yellow ones. Are they taking it for a hopper or something else, who knows?


This style of fly is also adaptable. A few years back we had a great cicada hatch, I tied a few CB's with black foam, I added an orange floss ribbing, used clear crystal flash for the wing, and orange/black legs.

There were abunch of cicada recipes out there at time but this was the easiest/quickest tie with materials i had on hand (except the rubber legs)It worked well.

 

[dc410]

Thanks guys. I really love the simplicity of the Letort hopper pattern. It is a real quick tie. If that classic "splat" for the presentation is desired the CBH is hard to beat. It also creates quite a disturbance on the surface much like a natural hopper. I like to tie them in various shades of green because most of the hoppers that I see during the summer season have some tinge of green color on their abdomen. Both patterns can be very effective and I find hopper patterns to be a lot of fun to tie.

 

[Longbow]

Been tying up these. I am relatively new at tying but like the way they are turning out. I was told by Wilcox that these are deadly as a dropper when BWO's are emerging.

Wilcox Green Machine, size 18:

 

[BrookieChaser]

I appreciate the pictures, dc.

I got foam yesterday, and then got distracted by searching for carp patterns to tie.

 

[Fishidiot]

This has been a wonderful thread - running since last summer with thousands of page views and hundreds of posts. Due to some tech issues we will close this thread later today. I've started a new thread and you can pick up there. . . or in the meantime you may continue to post/respond in this thread.

Later tonight, however, I'll lock this thread. Just a heads up.
Thanks,
DaveW

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