You NEED to Try This HOPPER!

This is the GFA hopper, originated by Walter Wiese. It’s one of my favorites to use as a grasshopper and stone fly imitation in the summer months. It's durable, floats like a cork, and offers an excellent profile in the water. Whether you fish it alone or tie a dropper under it you won’t be disappointed having a few of these along this spring!

Or time it up with these materials:

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[MainelyFlies]

Or time it up with these materials:

[dankochanek]

The way you tied the hair was my favorite part. Thanks!!

[andreasschiller]

I love this pattern. I mainly fish terrestrial flies for coarse fish, this one looks fantastic.

[marshallbaldwin]

This is a fish catching hopper. Thank you for sharing this tutorial

[jamesh]

Very good fly, had the most success with a version using black foam and brown dubbing.

[JoshyWoshy-ssnr]

I used to use live hoppers to catch trout, you see catching the trout is the easy part, the hopper on the other hand... Great substitute!

[hitmonkey]

So. I'm gonna ask a stupid question.
Would you be willing to do some tutorial videos on the basics of fly tying, going over tools and whatever? I'm wanting to get into tying, but I don't know where to start.

[jeremycaraway]

So neat and amazing to watch this... Wish I had the talent and equipment to tie flies too... Awesome job!

[currentfisher]

This is the exact hopper I’ve been fishing the last two weeks… and I didn’t even know it!

[mikel]

What size hook are you using in the video ?

[electrontube]

If you put two holes in a water bottle cap and bend that razor blade into the inside curve, you can secure it with some small zip-ties. Use the space in the middle of the razor for the zip ties.
It safely trims away elk, deer, and moose hair and would really help you speed through finishing the heads on your hoppers.
1. It's a bottle cap.
2. You live in Maine, you have zip ties.
3. The cops can't stop you.

[twaanjackson]

I should get some for my trip out to Spearfish Canyon this year!!

[charlieboutin]

Awesome fly! I’ll definitely be making some. I’m going to tie knot in back legs to give it a bend. ( I also tie one almost the exact same. I made a version of the local Llano bug, also a Great fly. These are my “Go To” flies to catch fish.) Largemouth love em! Thanks for sharing this! 👍👍👌🎣

[hunterh]

Where do you get your materials to make the flys

[battlebornfishing]

Can you tie a tungsten nemec stone fly ?

[HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

Bug it out to give it a nice brushy look.

[Donuts_random_stuff]

I should be sleeping but I can’t so at least I can watch this video 😅

[filipefurtado]

couple of my Chernobyl Ants are constantly landing on their back. Any idea what i am messin up?

[Jaimelapoesie]

I gotta listen to this video on mute because that vocal affect you're putting on is unbearable.

edit: nevermind, its all your videos.