Scuba Hopper
Cheech - January 2025
This is a fly that was created way back in 2008 when I was fishing a water with voracious browns that hadn't been fished hard in a while. After a few trips they got wise to our presentations, so I literally tried everything I could think of until I finally thought to tie on a sunken hopper. These fish would come up, stick their upper lip right under the dry fly and then turn away, but with the sunken Scuba Hopper many of those snobby window shoppers were brought to hand. This fly often isn't the first fly I tie on, but it does the trick for the picky hopper window shoppers! (say that 5 times quickly)
Material List
- Hook: Fulling Mill 1715 Stealth Nymph Special Non-Reflective Black Hook - 10
- Hook (Alternate): TMC 5263 Nymph & Streamer Hook - 100 Pack - 10
- Thread: Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 6/0 - Tan
- Thread (Alternate): Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 6/0 - Brown
- Bead: Fulling Mill Tungsten Beads - Gold - 3.8 mm
- Bead (Alternate): Fulling Mill Tungsten Beads - Silver - 3.8 mm
- Under Body: Lead Wire - 0.02
- Under Body: Lead Free Round Wire - 0.02
- Body: Fulling Mill Ultra Nymph Dub - Tan
- Body (Alternate): Fulling Mill Ultra Nymph Dub - Psychedelic Tan
- Rib: Fulling Mill Flex-Floss - Brown
- Rib (Alternate): Fulling Mill Flex-Floss - Black
- Leg: Speckled Centipede Legs - Medium - Speckled Clear Tan
- Leg (Alternate): Speckled Centipede Legs - Medium - Speckled Tan/Brown
- Back Leg: Speckled Centipede Legs - Medium - Yellow/Black/Red
- Back Leg (Alternate): Speckled Centipede Legs - Medium - Speckled Red
- Head: Extra Select Craft Fur - Tan
- Head (Alterntae): Extra Select Craft Fur - Bonefish Tan
- Wing: Ringneck Pheasant Tail - Natural
- Wing (Alternate): Ringneck Pheasant Tail - Brown
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