SBPatt 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2017 Found a pic on the interweb; notional tying sequence, change colors to suit your needs. Make it a little fatter and omit the tail and you have a passable hopper. hook Dai Riki 280 #10 thread/rib - UTC 70 grey brown butt/abdomen/head - 1mm foam cream tail - goose biots cream wing - deer hair thorax - dubbing cream hackle - grizzly legs - medium rubber cream indicator - 1mm foam orange mash barb, start thread at 2/3 mark; wrap to bend tie in foam strip (1/3 gap width), wrap to bend; fold over to create butt, tie down tie in biot on either side of butt brush shank with Super Glue, wrap foam forward; tie off/trim tie in wider (gap width) foam strip; wrap to eye clean, stack, measure (tips to tail) a clump of deer hair; trim, tie in tie in legs at base of wing; wrap halfway down thorax dub thread, dub head tie in hackle, wrap to head and back; tie off/ trim pull foam back, tie down trim foam, legs and underside of hackle Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocco 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2017 Nice! I bet that would work on the swing too. Rocco Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites