Top 5 Hopper Droppers | Fly Fishing

[@svutility1]

I've been using most of these same combinations all month and I can attest to the success. This really is an epic terrestrial summer!

[@chasingbrowns]

Hopper dropper has been very productive on the Euro rig for me the past 3-4 weeks. Most takes on the dropper, bun man is it fun watching that head come up and slurp the hopper!

[@MrReaganKelly]

Had great luck on the Snake in Wyo with a Dancing Ricky Hopper paired with a Prince Nymph.

[@treceur6195]

In CO but I’ve found a lot more productivity on smaller hoppers 10-12 paired with smaller droppers 16-20 jig nymphs. Probably due to pressure just interesting to adjust tactics to now more pressured streams these days. Pink micro chubby with a cdc micro May has been good 👍

[@matthewwhite876]

I use a stimulator x hopper pattern I tie in a size 14 and I can run a 2.5mm bead under it. But you can only ever fish 1 well, either the dry fishes well or the nymph fishes well

[@paigeloomis]

I’m in CO too and agree with you. Love the smaller chubbies, but the trout see them a lot and so I go to the Fat Albert and get more takes sometimes. I like to add something like a mercury midge or mayfly nymph below the beadhead.

[@brianfeeney9493]

Enjoyed the Content and pattern suggestions Curtis 🎉 I’m on the vise tomorrow AM , then off to the River ….. ✨ 🎣 💫

[@ryantherock7664]

great video thanks Curtis

[@lucaskennedy1799]

Can someone post a link for the video Curtis mentioned with the Euro Rig and popping the hopper on the surface. I know the video he is speaking of but cannot find it...

[@jerrydell4646]

What about the panty dropper hopper by solitude

[@wyomingtrout5581]

Curtis, regarding the rigging for hopper dropper, say you have 3x to the hopper, have you found it effective to attach another section of say 4 x to the hopper before adding the final longer section pf 5x or 6x to the dropper? I was thinking that this may help turnover everything and minimize a hinge point on the forward cast. Also, I heard a famous guide recommend the more smaller/traditional hopper patterns (i.e. Dave's Hopper, Parachute hopper ) on sunny days and larger foam patterns on cloudy days. Have you experienced the same sz & pattern preferences on sunny vs cloudy days? Thanks in advance for your feedback.

[@aaronabeyta3530]

Project Hopper?

[@platty9237]

Topper hopper-droppers for whoppers?