Woven Body Hoppers

[Chee Yung]

Hi Qwek ,

Just tied a few hoppers based on the madame X but 'tied -up' ;D for your perusal. One is for fishing deeper





Cheers
CY

[Admin]

Very nice flies Chee Yung.

These two sure can make the kalui lau nuah
(Fish can lau nuah or not?) ;D

Thanks for sharing.

[FCUK]

Chee said:

One is for fishing deeper

Question : When did hoppers learn to swim deep ?

Let me guess - when they have a heavy ankle cast on them ?

Er.....hope my question won't make mtshark...hopping mad ;D

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Qwek]

Hi CY,

Nice hoppers, but usually I do not weight down my hopper. If I want a submerged hopper, I will spiral-wrapped the foam tight around the shank so that it will float just below the surface like a drowned hopper. You may want to keep the wing the same length as the body. I'm still trying to get the weaving right.

If it a diving caddis or a stonefly, then I weigh it down so that it will sink like a stone.

I need to tie some more hoppers, running out already. Anyone ever tied a leaf hopper? Shadowcaster?

Cheers
Qwek

[Chee Yung]

Whoops .. not concrete footwear la gourdfarter FC! Just less compressed foam to let the abdomen sink deeper.

I found that the hoppers that float too high are rejected faster and are harder to connect So I try to keep the bouyancy down for fly 1.... anythoughts on this Bro Qwek?

Thanks for the encouragement and response guys ;D

Cheers
CY

[Qwek]

Hi CY,

Found out from Shadowcaster in his Kalui hunt that hopper is one of the best flies to use. In fact hoppers that are submerged are readily taken by them. I have some pictures somewhere about grasshoppers in various "aquatic" stages.

I got this pink kalui on a #10 foam hopper using the 00WT TXL.



My guess is that grasshoppers profile are not meant for water, and they don't float well too. That why a floating hopper pattern is not tempting enough for the fishes. What I notice is that hopper patterns with legs sticking into the water worked well. Remember to splat the hopper on the your presentation, it like the dinner bell ringing. ;D

"Hop" to see catch.

Cheers
Qwek

[FCUK]

Chee said:

Whoops .. not concrete footwear la gourdfarter FC! Just less compressed foam to let the abdomen sink deeper.

I found that the hoppers that float too high are rejected faster and are harder to connect So I try to keep the bouyancy down for fly 1.... anythoughts on this Bro Qwek?

Thanks for the encouragement and response guys ;D

Cheers
CY

Oh you meant subsurface - like emerger patterns

Sorry la - I tott you meant fishing deep la

;D

[Chee Yung]

Hi Bro Q ,

Wow!Thats what I call a BT lau nua Kalui... aiming for a similar pinkerton somewhere near IT Fabs but those kaluis are smart !

Glad you feel the same about submerging the hopper cos I used to drown the poor b-ggers when they invaded my garden and believe it or not ... they 'swam' underwater when still alive ... oh well I may be a real fool talking like this ;D..... BTW your original 'floating' hopper is great for the more aggressive haruans and weedy water ... anyway, thats how I lost your 'precious'

Aiya FC... My English has gone to the dogs liao with all the baby-talk.... You could have interpreted that I cuffed my madame XXX ;D ;D... Thanks for being kind ;D

Will try again for a Kalui asap!

Thanks for the tips and comments Qwek .... hmmm noticed now after you reminded me that most grasshoppers have wings about the same length as their body while green leaf hoppers have somewhat longer wings ... great observation Q

Cheers
CY