flytire 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2019 after additional research on this pattern, i found better instructions for tying the pontoon hopper Pontoon Hopper Hook - Dry fly style Thread - Color to match Body - Turkey quill for large hoppers - 1 1/2 inches and up; goose quills for medium sized hoppers - 3/4 to 1 1/4 inch Legs/Pontoons - Smaller quills from duck or other small game bird wing feathersFeelers - Moose mane Eyes - Black painted eyesPaint - Main body - Apple green acrylicLegs/pontoon - Burnt orange acrylicIf you are the creative type, you can paint the body to look like a real hopper. It certainly is not a very durable fly and I doubt that it would survive to catch a second fish. Additional Research - Limestone Legends by Norm Shires, Jim Gilford Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ihang10 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 Stop!!! Llama time!! Last year when I went to Alaska, I tied up dozens of Dolly Llamas, and given the time and effort to tie them vs success rates, this year Im taking more intruders, hareballs and clousers. Everything worked equally as well, but the time to tie a dolly llama vs a popsicle, intruder or similar fly, IMO, it is not worth the time. YMMV The first salmon I ever caught was on a dolly llama, so theres a certain sentimental value and I keep a few in my salmon box, but Im moving on from them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishnPhil 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 I thought the same, the first couple were tricky and slow to tie. I hate having a collar of thread behind the cone so it took a few ties to get better at it. Still not perfect, but I can turn them out pretty fast. I do have a bunch of fuchia, pink, and cerise hareballs from years ago. Earlier this month tied up a couple dozen clousers in various colors (posted in this thread also). Those intruders look cool too, I have some popsicles and flash flies that are similar. Here are the hareballs I tied, I think it was in 2009 IIRC, that I still have. I did a horrible job finishing the thread!! Back then I didn't care at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caloosa bug 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2019 Finally had time to pack some hair. Not my best work, but itll fish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2019 Woven Hair Hackle Fly (F. Pott, var.) Hook: Mustad 3906B #10 Woven Hackle: Cow Elk Back Woven Body: Horse Mane (from vicente; thanks, vicente!) & Pearsall's [url=https://flic.kr/p/2gFy7x4] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noahguide 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2019 Very nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noahguide 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2019 Glad I'm in that swap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2019 improved chaos hopper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishnPhil 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2019 Wow Chugbug, I've seen flies tied like that in shops but never knew how it was done. That's impressive! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2019 Flytire ... what size is that Chaos Hopper? Looks like my kind of fly! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2019 Wow Chugbug, I've seen flies tied like that in shops but never knew how it was done. That's impressive! X2 well done... CB did you dye the yellow? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2019 Thanks Noah, fishnphil & fshng2, I wanted to do something special in honor of flytire's last swap. Not died yellow, probably oversaturated the color tinkering with it on the computer. It's Pearsall's primrose marabou. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2019 Thanks Noah, fishnphil & fshng2, I wanted to do something special in honor of flytire's last swap. Not died yellow, probably oversaturated the color tinkering with it on the computer. It's Pearsall's primrose marabou. Nice work, I look forward to seeing it in person from the swap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2019 size 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2019 Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites