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Schroeder's Parachute Hopper
How do you tie a Schroeder's Parachute Hopper?
Schroeder's Parachute Hopper is a terrestrial fly pattern for Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout. Find its 9 materials and 12 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5
- Target species
- Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout
- Pattern designer
- Ed Schroeder
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At the vise
Materials
- Hopper Hook, TMC 5212, sizes 8-14
- Thread (6/0), Yellow
- Body: Pale Yellow Closed-Cell Foam, 2mm
- Underbody: Yellow Superfine Dubbing
- Wing: Natural Elk Hair
- Post: White Calf Body Hair or Poly Yarn
- Hackle: Grizzly Dry Fly Hackle
- Legs: Yellow Medium Round Rubber Legs (knotted)
- Head Cement
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise. Start yellow thread behind the eye and wrap to the bend.
Cut a strip of 2mm pale yellow foam, about 3/16 inch wide.
Tie in the foam strip at the bend, extending slightly past the hook bend.
Dub a thin underbody of yellow Superfine dubbing from the bend to the 2/3 point.
Fold the foam forward over the body and tie down at the 2/3 point.
Tie in a post of white calf body hair or poly yarn, standing upright at the 2/3 point.
Select, clean, and stack a bunch of natural elk hair. Tie in as a wing over the body.
Tie in knotted rubber legs on each side, extending outward and rearward.
Tie in a grizzly hackle feather at the base of the post.
Wrap the hackle parachute-style around the post, 4-5 turns, working downward. Tie off.
Fold the foam forward to form the head. Tie down behind the eye and trim excess.
Whip finish and apply head cement.