Bobber Hopper...it's that time of year again
...body blank skewered on a horizontal #10 beading needle
use orange or tan closed cell foam
dimple it loosely with flat nylon
slide it off the needle
wrap the shank of a hopper hook with thread.
wet the thread with CA glue. Let the CA glue harden
skewer the eye of the hook between the thread wraps and foam
glue the body in place with CA glue
Tie on some more thread at mid-shank.
Wrap on two kicker legs
whip finish
glue the kicker legs in place with CA glue
polka-dot the foam with a gold sharpie pen
.......these flies are so durable they'll last several seasons--if you don't snag them too high or too low for retrieval.