New for me hopper pattern

[Bootfoot]

Tied a few of these parachute hoppers to try out.

 

[Don]

Nice. Is your focus on warm water species?

 

[Solitario Lupo]

Looks good

 

[Bootfoot]

I do a little bit of everything though but I am largely a warm water fisherman.

 

[HenryDavid]

Looks like a Joe's Hopper with a parachute, very appetizing.

 

[Bootfoot]

It’s actually a schroeder parachute hopper tied on a curved shank hook. I like the separation of the legs and wing from the body.

 

[Solitario Lupo]

Does it float or sink.

 

[Don]

I used to buy or tie the Royal Wolf for Bluegills. Those DBL parachutes were tough for me. Below is one from Ole Florida Fly Shop.

 

[Bootfoot]

Does it float or sink.

It’s suppose to float, it should float and I think it will float but I won’t be sure till I fish it this summer. I sure hope it floats.

I used to buy or tie the Royal Wolf for Bluegills. Those DBL parachutes were tough for me. Below is one from Ole Florida Fly Shop.

A royal wulff is not a parachute fly. the white posts are suppose to represent wings And there is no hackle wrapped around the base of the wing. A parachute fly has a center post, typically white, with a hackle wrapped around the base of the post not around the hook shank. I hope my wording makes sense.

 

[Don]

I've always heard them called Dbl Parachute or Dbl post. Its the same concept X 2. They are excellent for Gills no matter what they're called but a pain to tie.
I like that hopper and know it will fish well.

 

[Bootfoot]

The orientation of the hackle on the pictured hopper is the parachute. A post is what you lash hackle to. The white double ”post” of a royal Wulff is actually called a split wing. I concur, they are excellent gill getters and they float like corks. I hope you are right about the hopper catching fish.

 

[Don]

I hope you are right about the hopper catching fish.

Summer Evenings

 

[Melvinp]

The biggest thing will be how it floats I’ve never had great luck getting patterns to float without foam yeah for a cast or 2 but not long term

 

[HenryDavid]

The smallies tear flies apart. I'm lucky to get 2 fish on dry fly before it's either soaked and slimed or torn apart.

 

[Solitario Lupo]

Seemed to be my thing also floats the 2 or 3 casts then down it goes.

 

[truecrimson]

I used to use some spray on stuff to dry out wet dry flies. Came in a pump type spray bottle.

 

[Bootfoot]

Got to use flotant. I use gink. Depending on the flows it can be difficult to float flies and i am prepared for them to get tore apart. one reason why I tie my own is because of the general lack of durability for most flies. I’ll swap them out often and cut the old ones off the hook and make some more.

 

[HenryDavid]

I've tried everything. Pre-treat them, gink, fly dust, the river smallies are just brutal on dry flies. I usually tie on a new one then try to resurrect the beat flies for then next outing.

 

[Solitario Lupo]

I know what your talking about HD those little sand paper teeth they have can destroy some of my softer plastics.

 

[HenryDavid]

I know what your talking about HD those little sand paper teeth they have can destroy some of my softer plastics.

How about the twister tails, they rip the tails off of them. In that case I think it's about the way they attack their prey. The smallies like to peck and rip at crayfish, disable them, then devour them.