Daves Hopper
recipe
hook: york bend 2 or 3x long shank 6-10
thread: uni 8/0 black or red
tail: twisted orange yarn and red deer hair
abdomen: yellow fine dry dubbing
hackle: brown
wing: turkey tail flexcement and deer hair above that
head: spun deer hair. make sure to use a lot of deer hair. you want a tight head for floating
legs: tied pheasent tails
awesome natural grasshopper. some say foam bodies dont ride as low and thus dont give as realistic profile, so a natural materials hopper will give you that, a low riding, realistic hopper.
daves the man. cant go wrong with his patterns.