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Found a pic on the interweb; notional tying sequence, change colors to suit your needs. Make it a little fatter and omit the tail and you have a passable hopper.
hook - Dai Riki 280 #10
thread/rib - UTC 70 grey brown
butt/abdomen/head - 1mm foam cream
tail - goose biots cream
wing - deer hair
thorax - dubbing cream
hackle - grizzly
legs - medium rubber cream
indicator - 1mm foam orange
mash barb, start thread at 2/3 mark; wrap to bend
tie in foam strip (1/3 gap width), wrap to bend; fold over to create butt, tie down
tie in biot on either side of butt
brush shank with Super Glue, wrap foam forward; tie off/trim
tie in wider (gap width) foam strip; wrap to eye
clean, stack, measure (tips to tail) a clump of deer hair; trim, tie in
tie in legs at base of wing; wrap halfway down thorax
dub thread, dub head
tie in hackle, wrap to head and back; tie off/ trim
pull foam back, tie down
trim foam, legs and underside of hackle
Regards,
Scott
