terrestrial
Parachute Hopper
- Sizes
- #8
- Imitates
- grasshoppers
A foam-bodied grasshopper with a parachute post that provides visibility in choppy water and doubles as a hopper-dropper indicator. The parachute post makes it easy to track on the water while maintaining a realistic hopper profile from the trout's perspective below.
Recipe
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Variants
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| Size | Bead | Body | In box | Add to box |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 | — | Tan | — | — |
At the vise
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Tying video
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Fishing now on
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On the water
The parachute post makes this the ideal hopper-dropper pattern. Drop a nymph 18-24 inches below and fish along grassy banks in late summer.
History
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