The Lane Carter Turkey Hopper.mpg

My friend Lane Carter from Montrose, Colorado gave me some turkey feathers from his turkey he shot a couple years ago. I thought it only fitting to name this pattern, The Lane Carter Turkey Hopper. Hey Lane, think you could catch a few on Tom's pond with one of these. Tied in size 8 on a 1x long Mustad streamer hook, Chartreuse Antron tail, gold mylar body, White Antron under wing, outer wing of Motled Turkey feather, hackled in Grizzly and Furnace hackle and trimmed flat on the bottom to ride in the film. This would not only be a good Western Trout fly, but I have caught lots of sunfish and black bass to 5lbs on this pattern. Variations would be red, orange or yellow tail. In summer, I substitute yellow Antron sparkle yarn for the under wing when the Texas Jumbo grasshoppers are streamside.

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Sports

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• Fly Tying
• Fly Fishing
• Montrose Colorado