Tying Sequence:
Hook:
2xl dry fly, sized to
suit
Thread: Danville
3/0
Body: Loco Foam,
Yellow
Overbody: Loco
Foam, Yellow
Rib: Tying thread
(or whatever)
Underwing: Golden
Pheasant Tippet
Overwing: Mottled
Ringneck Pheasant
feather,
cemented and trimmed (Gartside
style). Note:
Steeves' original recipe
calls for mottled
turkey.
Thorax: Yellow
dubbing
Legs: Pumpkin
sili legs
Head: Brown foam
disc
From Bob:
I first
saw this pattern in an
ancient "Fly Fishing
America" article that
Harrison Steeves wrote titled
"Terrestrials 101" (I'm
not sure which issue - I
just have the pages with
that article torn from
the original magazine).
There was no pattern,
just a photo. I learned
later that Harry tied
the fly on one of those
living nymph hooks like
he does for his UFO
pattern, but I just
used a straight hook on
mine. The fly was also
shown on the "Hoppers"
video, part of his 4
video set devoted to his
terrestrial flies. In
his book "Tying Flies
with Foam, Fur, and
Feathers", he changed
the name of the fly to
"Flying Hopper", but it
is essentially the same
pattern but with
chenille underbody.
