Hatches Magazine Fly Patterns

longshank hooks 8-10-12 or shortshank 10 - white and black thread - body is white floss coverede entirely with pearl - ribbed with white copper or a fine silver iron thread - troath is honey dun or light brown hen or cock - wing is white marabou roofed with 2 slips of widgeon…

A real cracker of a little fry pattern

This pattern was invented in the 80 ties in the UK/England by a friend professional flytyer but also a wonderful competitor Glynn HOPPER from Lamberhurst in Kent…living nearby the well known reservoir BEWL WATER in Kent (wellknown by all the UK / Welsh / Scottish / Irish flyfishing competitors….euh as I was for the Belgium squad for a time…

His HOPPER’s FRY stands still (25 years later) for me as for others for a good succesful fry pattern

in the photo you see also some of his other patterns I tie still regulary…as his Black Bumble with a blue fronthackle of partridge (not visibel in the photo) - his ‘Dragon Fly’ nymph and ‘Orange Heavy Point nymph…all his patterns are still be found in a book by the English competior and author BOB Church…

GIVE THAT BABY a try on the bench…and what a sight in the water…irrisistabel…

8-10-12 longshank or 10 shortshank - white and black tying thread (head - streamerhead) - white floss body 95 % - 5% two turns (peach/orange glo floss/yarn …this just in front troath - the whole body afterwards covered with fine or medium pearl and ribbed with very fine white copper thread or very fine silver iron thread- troath of honey brown or light brown hen or cock - wing of white marabou …roofed with 2 slips of widgeon…lacquer the head a couple of times

This is a pattern who was born in the UK (England) by the hands of proffesional tyer but also a tremendous guy and flyfishing competitor GLYNN HOPPER of Lamberhurst (Kent)…living nearby one of the best know English reservoirs BEWL WATER (Bewl Bridge at that time)…a gigantic and now almost natural and beautyful watershed of almost 800 acres…stocked with brown and rainbow trout - given proper fishing from bank and 60 boats in the South of England. Their are a lot of flyfyishing competions…
When becoming late august or september up into october the big rainbows and browns chasing the fry’s…the answer HOPPER’s FRY…so I all wishing you succes !