| Dave's Hopper | |
|---|---|
| Artificial fly | |
 Dave's Hopper | |
| Type | Dry fly |
| Imitates | Grasshoppers, crickets |
| History | |
| Creator | Dave Whitlock |
| Created | 1950s |
| Variations | Dave's cricket (tied in black) |
| Materials | |
| Typical sizes | 6-14, 2X-3X long |
| Typical hooks | TMC 200R, DaiRiki 700 |
| Thread | 6/0 nylon brown |
| Tail | Red deer hair |
| Body | Yellow wool or synthetic yarn |
| Wing | Mottled turkey wing or tail |
| Ribbing | Brown hackle |
| Legs | Yellow grizzly hackle stems, knotted |
| Collar | Deer hair tips |
| Head | Spun and clipped deer hair |
| Uses | |
| Primary use | Trout, Panfish |
| Other uses | Bass |
| Reference(s) | |
| Pattern references | Trout Flies-The Tier's Reference (1999) Hughes[1] |
Dave's Hopper is an artificial fly used for fly fishing, designed to imitate adult grasshoppers and other Orthoptera species. It is considered a dry fly terrestrial pattern. It was designed by fly tyer and angler Dave Whitlock, and combines the best aspects of Joe's Hopper[2] and Muddler Minnow patterns.[3]
- ^ Hughes, Dave (1999). Trout Flies-The Tier's Reference. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. pp. 447–450. ISBN 978-0-8117-1601-7.
- ^ Jon Osborn; Joe Van Faasen. "Classic Michigan Flies: Joe's Hopper". Midcurrent. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ^ Kreh, Lefty (1993). Professionals' Favorite Flies-Volume 1-Dry Flies, Emergers, Nymphs & Terrestrials. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions. p. 144.