Fly ID

[Morsie]

Guys and gals, can anyone ID this fly for me. I bought some in Idaho a few years ago – I THINK its an Umpqua pattern but can’t find it in their catalogue. 😉

Thanks,

Morsie

[Zach Matthews]

Crap I have a whole row of those but I don’t know their names.

[Peter E.]

Looks good to me I just wish it was in black in red or white and chartruese. I will copy it ASAP.

Zach I hope you can manage to find the name of the fly so I can give credit where it is due.

[Morsie]

A source for those little foam popper heads would be good too, if anyone knows. Then I could make my own, or something similar, then it would be on a half decent hook for bass and other things.

Thanks, Morsie

[evan muskopf]

Looks like a J’s Hopper Popper.

">http://www.feather-craft.com/wecs.php?store=feacraft&action=display&target=JF308

I think Zach is correct in it being a Solitude pattern.

-Evan

[evan muskopf]

After I posted that it was Solitude, that didn’t seem right, so I did some checking. It is a Rainy’s pattern:

http://www.rainysflies.com/terrestrials.php?pageNum_rsTerrestrials=24&totalRows_rsTerrestrials=154

It was new for 2010, so any Rainy’s dealer should be able to get you what you need.

-Evan

[Morsie]

And in yellow too, thanks.

Morsie

[Peter E.]

I think that thing tied on a size eight and a 3 weight would equal all day fun in bream pond. I might even get crazy and use a sinking black ant under it as a southeren hopper dropper.

After that I would imagine I might feel a fish fry coming on. 😉

[Kent Edmonds]

J’s Hopper Popper by Rainy’s – available in yellow, chartreuse, cinnamon (above), and black.

“J” is Rainy Riding’s son Jesse – he runs the Idaho warehouse for Rainy’s…and ties dynamite flies.

Kent - FlyFishGA

[Peter E.]

Now you know the rest of the story.

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