BC Hopper Fly Tying Instructions - Summer Hopper Dropper Terrestrial - Tied by Charlie Craven

2 years ago
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Fly Tying Recipe:
(Click the links below to purchase the materials from Charlie)
Hook: TMC 5262 #6-10
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-5262-25pk

Thread: 3/0 Monocord, tan
https://charliesflybox.com/products/danville-monocord-3-0-thread

Body: 3mm Tan Foam
https://charliesflybox.com/products/3mm-foam

Binder Strip: Scrap of 3mm foam
https://charliesflybox.com/products/3mm-foam

Adhesive: Zap-A-Gap
https://charliesflybox.com/products/zap-brush-on-zap-a-gap

Hopper Legs: Tan Medium round rubber leg
https://charliesflybox.com/products/rubber-legs

Underwing: Mottled Tan Web Wing
https://charliesflybox.com/products/web-wing

Flash: Rootbeer Krystal Flash
https://charliesflybox.com/products/krystal-flash

Overwing: Elk Hair
https://charliesflybox.com/products/yearling-elk

Bullet Head: Natural Deer Hair
https://charliesflybox.com/products/all-purpose-deer

Front Legs: Tan round rubber legs
https://charliesflybox.com/products/rubber-legs

Indicator: Cerise Pink McFlylon or Float Viz
https://charliesflybox.com/products/mcflylon

This fly is a collaboration between John Barr and I, as he came up with the idea for a super buoyant hopper to use as the “indicator” fly in his Hopper/Copper/Dropper rig and I came up with how to tie the dang thing. We played with several different ideas and configurations based off of my Charlie Boy Hopper pattern and finally came up with the Mother of all hoppers…the BC! These photos and directions are an excerpt from John’s book, Barr Flies and I am telling you right now, if you don’t already own this book you should call the shop right now and order it. As you all know, John is perhaps the single most innovative fly tyer of our time, and his book is a treasure trove of insight into his fly pattern development process.

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