FLY
Terrestrial
Hippie Stomper
Tied by Kyle Ludwig
Hippie Stomper recipe
| Hook | Firehole 718 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Semperfli Nano silk 6/0 |
| Tail | Moose body hair from Natures Spirit |
| Body | Ludwig’s Double Decker Foam by Upavon Fly Fishing |
| Underbody | Tyer’s Mate Metallic Nymph-it in Cooper |
| Hackle | Whiting Farms coachman brown saddle |
| Legs | Crazy legs in brown/black |
| Wing | White sparkle emerger yarn |
About this fly
The underbody is also coated with Solarez BoneDry
What the Hippie Stomper imitates
- Terrestrial (other: bees, flies, dung/hawthorn)
Where the Hippie Stomper came from
- Originated by Andrew Grillos, Gunnison Gorge, Colorado. Named for mentor Chris Mortimer's joke; further refined in Chile c.2007-08; Orvis sells it as Holo HumpySource: MidCurrent: Where Have All the Hippie Stompers Gone?; also Umpqua: Hippie Stomper <https://www.umpqua.com/hippie-stomper/>
- Derived from Humpy. Described as a foam-aided reinvention of the deer/elk hair HumpySource: MidCurrent: Where Have All the Hippie Stompers Gone?
Where sources tell it differently, each account is listed with its own source.
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
