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Joe's Hopper
How do you tie a Joe's Hopper?
Joe's Hopper is a terrestrial fly pattern for Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Bass. Find its 7 materials and 13 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Bass
- Pattern designer
- Joe Brooks
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At the vise
Materials
- Dry Fly Hook, TMC 5212, sizes 6-12
- Thread (6/0), Yellow
- Red Hackle Fibers (tail)
- Yellow Yarn
- Brown Dry Fly Hackle (palmered body)
- Brown And Grizzly Mixed
- Turkey Wing Or Tail Quill Strips
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Tying instructions
Secure hook in vise with shank level
Attach thread and wrap to bend
Tie in red hackle fibers for tail - length is half hook shank
Tie in yellow yarn at bend, forming loop extending past bend
Tie in brown hackle at bend
Wrap yellow yarn forward to 3/4 of hook shank, tie off
Palmer wrap brown hackle through body with even spacing
Trim hackle close to body on sides of hook
Tie in matched turkey wing or tail quill strips on both sides
Wing tips should extend to middle of tail
Tie in grizzly and brown hackle - about one size larger than hook gap
Wrap brown and grizzly hackle together
Whipfinish and apply head cement