On Nov 10, 8:55 pm, mdk77 wrote:
Tonight I saw a pattern in my fly tying book called a Madame-X. It
said it could be used as a hopper, and it sat low in the water (like
some here have mentioned is a "good thing"). It looked real easy to
tie (I'm in my first season of tying so easy is a good thing right
now).

Any of you used this pattern with success as a hopper?

I'm going to give up one of my secret weapons here......tie the Madam
X all in black in size 10. It probably represents a cricket, or maybe
a large beetle, I don't know. What I do know, is once the Sulphur
hatch on my home water ends in August, this becomes my #1 dry pattern.
It is especially effective in September and October, and I have even
caught a few fish on it in November. Another good late summer/ early
fall producer for me is a Bumblebee, tied with deer hair on a size 10
hook.