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Old April 14th, 2006, 01:16 AM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Default The hopper myth?


"Charlie Choc" wrote

One place I tried
the usual suspects (Adams, stimulators, humpy's, PMD's, etc) with no luck
and
then switched to a foam hopper like I had used on the Yellowstone and
caught 8
or 9 browns in about 30 minutes.



that qualifies as proof in my book G


On the subject "hoppers" I was just thie minute trying to mow part of our
weeds ( lawn ) on the only dry day we've had in a long time.

I flushed a big bug, shut down the mower and chased it down. It was a big
hopper, size 8 at least, but still bright green like the baby ones. My
guess ( also qualifies as proof in my book :-) is that it hatched at
'normal' times but has stayed the color of new grass to be camoflaged where
most years it would be tan by now