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Letort Hopper
Tied by David Fliesen
Letort Hopper recipe
| Hook | Daiichi 1720 3x long |
|---|---|
| Thread | 3/0 Primrose or lite-yellow (but I tied with black) |
| Body | Pale-yellow Sulphurea Kapok dubbing |
| Underwing | Brown mottled Turkey wing-quills |
| Overwing | Brown deer hair collar trimmed flat on bottom |
| Head | Brown deer hair clip to shape |
About this fly
Hook: Daiichi 1720 3x long Thread: 3/0 Primrose or lite-yellow Body: Pale-yellow Sulphurea Kapok dubbing Under-Wings: Brown mottled Turkey wing-quills Over-Wing: Brown deer hair collar trimmed flat on bottom Head: Brown deer hair clip to shape
What the Letort Hopper imitates
- Grasshopper (adult)
- Hopper / cricket (adult)
Where the Letort Hopper came from
- Originated by Ed Shenk, 1955, Letort Spring Run, Pennsylvania. Late 1950s per Dark Skies; Orvis says 1960; flat-wing hopperSource: Dark Skies Fly Fishing: Ed Shenk, Professor of the Letort
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
