"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?


Oh yeah. Great little bug. Even better if you tie it ala the mad librarian,
Conan: under the deer hair wing, add a couple CDC feathers. Gives it a
little extra motion.

Another variation I like is to tie it with a few strands of kystal flash or
something similar in the tail area. Good at dusk and dawn.

Have fun,

-Dan