Dave's Hopper Fly Strawberry Pretty little red butterfly taking

Pretty little red butterfly taking a break

What Fly fishing lure

This fly is an effective southern Appalachian fly pattern

4x6 Colored pencil and ink on watercolor paper

It was designed to mimic stoneflies

Dave's Hopper Fly Strawberry Pretty little red butterfly takingThis grasshopper inspired fly was drawn in colored pencil, hand cut out, and attached with fishing line into a foam box I hand built. The background and walls of foam box are painted with red and yellow India Ink. Dave's Hopper was created by Dave Whitlock to imitate grasshoppers with a low floating profile. It is made with durable deer hair. It features a yellow body, mottled turkey wing, spun deer hair head, and knotted hackle legs that help give it