Henry Fork Hopper

I was tying up some Henry Fork Hoppers for latter in the season and it
occurred to me that the bundled up elk hair that forms the slightly extended
body could be replaced by white foam creating the same visual result and
probably have the same floating characteristics. The elk underwing can
easily be tied in separately and it's a faster easier job. Is this still a
Henry Forks Hopper and shouldn't the foam substitute body give the same
results?

Lou

Louis Owen wrote:
I was tying up some Henry Fork Hoppers for latter in the season and it
occurred to me that the bundled up elk hair that forms the slightly extended
body could be replaced by white foam creating the same visual result and
probably have the same floating characteristics. The elk underwing can
easily be tied in separately and it's a faster easier job. Is this still a
Henry Forks Hopper and shouldn't the foam substitute body give the same
results?

Lou


If you tie this up, I would be interested in seeing a pic of it.....

Tim Apple
http://www.the-apples.com

Louis Owen wrote:
I was tying up some Henry Fork Hoppers for latter in the season and it
occurred to me that the bundled up elk hair that forms the slightly extended
body could be replaced by white foam creating the same visual result and
probably have the same floating characteristics. The elk underwing can
easily be tied in separately and it's a faster easier job. Is this still a
Henry Forks Hopper and shouldn't the foam substitute body give the same
results?

http://www.flyfishamerica.com/FlyTyi...orkHopper.html

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Tim the photo just became redundant..

I've been using the model in Randall Kaufmann's "Tying Dry Flies" so I use
light elk rather than deer and Mottled brown hen saddle feathers for the
over wing.

rw,,,Thank you for offering that comprehensive answer....

Lou
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Louis Owen wrote:
I was tying up some Henry Fork Hoppers for latter in the season and it
occurred to me that the bundled up elk hair that forms the slightly
extended
body could be replaced by white foam creating the same visual result and
probably have the same floating characteristics. The elk underwing can
easily be tied in separately and it's a faster easier job. Is this
still a
Henry Forks Hopper and shouldn't the foam substitute body give the same
results?

http://www.flyfishamerica.com/FlyTyi...orkHopper.html

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Louis Owen wrote:

http://www.flyfishamerica.com/FlyTyi...orkHopper.html


Is that Dick Cheney in that image?




So that's where he is.

Drew

Louis Owen wrote:

rw,,,Thank you for offering that comprehensive answer....

I was just giving you a heads-up in case you were thinking of naming the
fly something like the Owen's Hopper. :-)

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Louis Owen wrote:

rw,,,Thank you for offering that comprehensive answer....

I was just giving you a heads-up in case you were thinking of naming the
fly something like the Owen's Hopper. :-)

Not to worry, I'm not that vain...

Lou

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Louis Owen wrote:

I was tying up some Henry Fork Hoppers for latter in the season and it
occurred to me that the bundled up elk hair that forms the slightly extended
body could be replaced by white foam creating the same visual result and
probably have the same floating characteristics. The elk underwing can
easily be tied in separately and it's a faster easier job. Is this still a
Henry Forks Hopper

Who cares?



and shouldn't the foam substitute body give the same
results?

Probably will float better.

Willi