Parachute Hopper
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.
How to Fish It
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What size Parachute Hopper should I use?
The Parachute Hopper is most commonly tied in sizes 8–12. Choose smaller sizes for clear water and pressured fish, and larger sizes for faster or off-color water.
What does a Parachute Hopper imitate?
The Parachute Hopper primarily imitates grasshoppers. 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.
How do you fish a Parachute Hopper?
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.
Pattern Details
- Category
- Terrestrials
- Sizes
- 8–12
- Colors
- Tan, Yellow, Olive
- Imitates
- grasshoppers
- Water Types
- freestone, spring creek
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Target Species
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Similar Patterns
Pattern Details
- Category
- Terrestrials
- Sizes
- 8–12
- Colors
- Tan, Yellow, Olive
- Imitates
- grasshoppers
- Water Types
- freestone, spring creek
Buy This Fly
Buy at Fly Fish Food—
catches logged by anglers