Chuck Morris
05-08-08, 08:48 PM
Foam Hopper submitted by orange spokes for the 2008 NGTO Bream Bugs Swap
Recipe and Instructions as presented in recipe book.
Materials:
Hook: This fly can be tied any size if you want
Thread: Brown
Body: Yellow closed cell thin foam
Ribbing: Silver tinsel
Wing: Deer hair or bucktail (sometimes also some turkey feather)
Legs: Sili legs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/sirrom/DSC04953.jpg
Tying Instructions:
1. Start thread and wrap down the shank almost to the hook point.
2. Cut a strip of craft foam approx. 1/4 inch wide and 3 to 4 inches long.
3. Cut one end of the foam strip to a point.
4. Tie the pointed end of the foam strip to the hook, almost to the bend, with the strip of foam extending backward behind the hook.
5. Tie in your ribbing material.
6. Now wind the thread to a point about a quarter of the way to the eye.
7. Next, fold the foam over (toward the front of the hook) and tie it to the hook to form the body.
8. Now wrap your ribbing material over the foam and tie it off.
9. Tie in your turkey feather (if you're using it) for a wing case. You can put some head cement or glue on the strip of turkey feather to make it hold together better.
10. Tie your deer hair on and trim the tags.
11. Next, fold the foam back over, leaving a tag for the finished body.
12. Now, tie in your legs. I trim the rear legs aat the bend of the hook and the front just in front of the eye.
13. Whip finish the thread.
14. Apply cement to the bottom of the body to secure the thread (the bottom is the easiest point to get to).
Fishing Tips:
This fly can be used for bream, trout, or just about anything that swims. When fishing this fly, try dead drifting it or maybe working it with a few quick twitches or a retrieve.
Recipe and Instructions as presented in recipe book.
Materials:
Hook: This fly can be tied any size if you want
Thread: Brown
Body: Yellow closed cell thin foam
Ribbing: Silver tinsel
Wing: Deer hair or bucktail (sometimes also some turkey feather)
Legs: Sili legs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/sirrom/DSC04953.jpg
Tying Instructions:
1. Start thread and wrap down the shank almost to the hook point.
2. Cut a strip of craft foam approx. 1/4 inch wide and 3 to 4 inches long.
3. Cut one end of the foam strip to a point.
4. Tie the pointed end of the foam strip to the hook, almost to the bend, with the strip of foam extending backward behind the hook.
5. Tie in your ribbing material.
6. Now wind the thread to a point about a quarter of the way to the eye.
7. Next, fold the foam over (toward the front of the hook) and tie it to the hook to form the body.
8. Now wrap your ribbing material over the foam and tie it off.
9. Tie in your turkey feather (if you're using it) for a wing case. You can put some head cement or glue on the strip of turkey feather to make it hold together better.
10. Tie your deer hair on and trim the tags.
11. Next, fold the foam back over, leaving a tag for the finished body.
12. Now, tie in your legs. I trim the rear legs aat the bend of the hook and the front just in front of the eye.
13. Whip finish the thread.
14. Apply cement to the bottom of the body to secure the thread (the bottom is the easiest point to get to).
Fishing Tips:
This fly can be used for bream, trout, or just about anything that swims. When fishing this fly, try dead drifting it or maybe working it with a few quick twitches or a retrieve.