Joe’s Hopper

fly and photo: Alex Cerveniak

fly and photo: Alex Cerveniak

Hook: 3XL Streamer Hook
Tail: Red Hackle Fibers
Body: Yellow Dubbing or Yarn
Body Hackle: Brown Dry Fly Hackle
Wing: Turkey
Hackle: Brown Dry Fly Hackle

A Michigan fly pattern, originally created by Art Winnie of Traverse City, MI in the 1940s. Joe Brooks popularized it, and it’s now known as Joe’s Hopper.