Thunder Thighs Hopper Fly Tying Instructions by Charlie Craven

[@dankochanek8056]

My go to hopper on the Eagle!! Excellent!!

[@Hunter711pa]

Cool hopper pattern and nice job Charlie! Thank you

[@nafanialt]

Super cool fly. Thanks!

[@cachi-7878]

The fly is as cool as its name. Nice work, Charlie!

[@fredleroux6920]

Excellent as always, Thank You

[@TheMiked73]

Such a cool hopper fly. Thank you for sharing

[@crowdaddy8355]

Great looking fly. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@charlessmith696]

Love it!love it!

[@charlieboutin3341]

Nice one! Love hoppers, and this one looks great. Appreciate the tips. Thanks a lot. 👍👍 If Charlie Craven is excited about a fly..I’m excited about that fly! Have a great one. 🎣

[@champtree]

Great hopper. You need to put vertical bars on the legs with a marker. Thanks Charlie!!!!

[@chrisbukowski9434]

Nice 👍

[@themazamen]

Nice tie. Reminds me of a Harrison Steeves' pattern. If your excited about the design, that tells me a lot. Also shows me how under appreciated Harrison is as a fly designer/innovator.

[@joelcouch9113]

Great fly Charlie! One question; did you drop a dab of Zap on the rubber leg after you tied the overhand knot onto the foam thigh?

[@69adrummer]

Okay...dumb question from a "new guy" I tried tying an egg and when I pulled everything up and cut straight across.....I got a flat top cartoon looking critter! haha It in NO WAY made a ball!! Could it be not enough mc fly foam?! I saw how small the package was and maybe I was being too conservative with it! I'm going to make a dispenser like Tim suggests and maybe that will cut down on waste!! Any help appreciated!

[@GeorgeSemel]

There is a lot going on with that thing, it little big for my needs here in New England, I could see myself on the Madison with one of the new Hi-tech Sage R8 6 wt flinging those along the bank out of a drift boat. And I don't like fishing out of boats. The Bling on that bug makes it worth tying just because.

[@winstonchurchill4340]

Don’t be so sure. I have done several destination shoots(writer) in the Eastern US where big hoppers/terrestrials weren’t on the menu and they worked great. Last August-September was epic on sz. 6 hoppers back East for me.

[@colinsummers1302]

Nice tie! For the very back legs do you use any glue to hold the little knot on the foam?

[@CharliesFlyBox]

I do now. It definitely helps.

[@GardenersPOV]

Did I miss the step where you zapped the knots on the silly leg material to the foam legs? Will those single overhand knots hold? Apologies if I missed it. Thanks.

[@CharliesFlyBox]

Eric assured me that no glue is necessary on the leg knots, however, after fishing with the unglued versions last month, I did have a couple lose the lower leg. A tiny shot of Zap on the knot can’t hurt.

[@GardenersPOV]

@@CharliesFlyBox thanks!

[@wayneaigaki560]

You stated in the video you used the River Road Creation chernobyl-style (round end) foam body cutter but it looks more like the tapered end. Could you verify?

[@terrybois5945]

How do you prevent the foan from rolling?

[@michaelogden5958]

What "long" scissors are those? I've seen them in various videos, but have never seen them on fly tying materials sites. This pattern looks really good!

[@CharliesFlyBox]

Those are Renomed Braid Scissors. They’re super sharp and coarsely serrated but pretty damn expensive.

[@michaelogden5958]

@@CharliesFlyBox Thanks! Hand made, apparently.

[@michaelogden5958]

Just as an added tidbit concerning foam-to-foam adhesives, Gorilla has a "Spray Adhesive Heavy Duty" product that works well. I have nothing to do with Gorilla business-wise. Just sayin'. 🙂

[@pabloconil]

Gola Eva i anzuelo para atar,... una ganga