Why the Morrish Hopper Fly Pattern Just Works
I remember the first time I tied on a Morrish hopper fly pattern during a windy afternoon on a Montana meadow stream. The wind was howling, the grass was tall, and every few steps I took, grasshoppers were ping-ponging off my waders. I'd been trying to drift small parachute dry flies with zero luck, mostly because the wind kept tossing my leader into a bird's nest. I finally dug through my box, found this chunky, foam-bodied thing, and slapped it onto the water. Within three seconds, a brown trout smashed it so hard I actually jumped. ...