Stoned Hopper

I sat down at the vise a few weeks ago with the goal of tying some Stimulaters, but I forgot how much hackle those bastards take to make. So after wasting a perfectly good saddle hackle on one fly, I decided to go a different route.

There are a few variations in material for this fly, but the basic pattern is as follows...

Hook: 2x long med-light wire hook or a Daiichi 1270 or similar hook (size 6-10)

Tail: End of foam, biots optional

Body: Foam under-body (Evazote strip 1/8" wide or med "Rainy's" float foam with dubbing over it

Under-wing: "Hareline no-fray wing material" or transparent ribbon (from craft store) cut to shape.

Over-wing: Elk hair

Head: Deer hair bullet-head or Evazote foam (hook gape wide) tied in with dubbing ball over tie-in and then folded back over the top and tied down.

Legs: Two strands of rubber-leg material of choice.