FLY
Terrestrial
Mini Foam Hopper
Tied by Richard Harris
Mini Foam Hopper recipe
| Hook | Daiichi 1180 12 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Thread to match the body color 8/0-6/0 |
| Abdomen | Peacock herl |
| Wing | Dear Hear |
| Head | 2mm Foam over wing |
| Post | Para post wing fluorescent orange |
| Legs | Med round rubber silly legs, or skirting |
About this fly
Cut a ¼” strip of foam and secure to the front of the hook with the bulk laying out over the eye. Tie in four peacock herl and wrap up the hook to form your body up tight against the foam tie –in point Cut a small stack of deer hair, align the tips and tie in just behind the foam and trim butt ends. Tie legs on either side where you secured the hair. Add a drop super glue at the base of the foam, pull back over the fly and tie down at the same point as the legs add a small amount of super glue then add the para post pull through the super glue then whip finish and trim off excess foam.
What the Mini Foam Hopper imitates
- Grasshopper (adult)
- Hopper / cricket (adult)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
