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03-18-08, 08:52 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Gainesville
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The Bopper...
Here is a simple beetle/hopper pattern I teid for Steve's Bream Swap. Probably would work great on those small brookie streams in the summer too.
The Bopper   Recipe: Hook: Any 1xl or 2xl dry Shell: 3mm craft foam (cut into about pencil width strips) Underbody: Yellow UV Ice Dubbing Hackle: Brown Whitings 100 pack Legs: Black rubber centipede legs Post (optional): White antron Instructions: 1. Place fly in vise and tie on. 2. Place craft foam on rear of hook. Secure foam down with a few tight wraps, with the foam extending towards the rear of the fly. 3. Tie in a brown hackle feather, by the tip, so the hackle extends toward the rear of the fly. 4. Dub a nice thick body using the UV Ice dubbing. Make sure to leave plenty of room to finish the fly. 5. Palmer the hackle forward. Securing where the dubbed body ends. Similar to an Elk Hair Caddis. Try not to trap any fibers down. But if you do, just clean them up after you finish the fly. 6. Pull the foam back up around the eye of the hook... BUT DO NOT CROWD THE EYE. Make a few tight wraps to secure the foam about a 1/3 back from the eye... A drop of super glue will add some durability to the fly. 7. Place a leg on each side of the fly and make a few tight thread wraps to secure. Again a small drop on each side will add to the durability. 8. Tie in a clump of white antron for a post. Use a few figure 8 wraps to make sure the post isn't going to move on you. 9. Lift foam and whip finish underneath, right behind the eye. Leaving the foam long until after you finish makes whip finishing a lot easier. Add some head cement and you are done... Unless you want to add an eye to each side. I used a green sharpie, but any permanent marker will work. About the fly: This easy little terrestrial pattern will work for bream, as well as the summer trout. It is a cross between a beetle and a hopper. The foam should keep the fly floating, even with a dropper off the back. I added a white antron post for visibility, but I think a calf tail post might not absorb as much water. Play around with the pattern and see what you come up with... That is half the fun of tying your own flies. Tight lines... --Alex J.
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03-19-08, 06:23 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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Alex....thats a rad looking pattern for the summer.....I might have to tie some up and see what the Browns on the PM think of it ;-)
Rich
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03-19-08, 07:32 PM
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Location: Dahlonega GA
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cool fly alex! ya gonna be at the fling?
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03-20-08, 07:40 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Gainesville
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Appreciate it guys...
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Landon, I wish I could go to the Spring Fling... I have not had the chance to make it to any NGTO Flings yet...  I started back to school this semester, 3 days a week. And I'm stuck working the other 4... Except for 1 Sunday a month. When I'm not working or at school, I'm trying to spend as much time with my 19 month old daughter as I can. Fishing has kind of taken a back seat here lately... I miss the times where I could make it 2-4 times a month!!Man, I need to catch some TROUT!!! Thanks fellas --Alex
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