Midsummer Hoppers: “The Crystal-Butt Hopper”

The following is the last installment in T|N|T’s four-part series on tying and fishing hopper flies, and on the the joys of Michigan midsummer trout fishing. Bryon Anderson will be back in the near future with another entertaining series. Fly tiers are funny about...

Midsummer Hoppers: “A.K.’s Hopper”

The following is the third in T|N|T’s four-part series on tying and fishing hopper flies, and on the the joys of Michigan midsummer trout fishing. Look for the last installment early next week. If I could carry only one hopper pattern in my fly box, it would have to...

Midsummer Hoppers: “The Parachute Hopper”

When I think of hopper fishing, I tend to picture a certain set of “ideal” conditions in my head: a stream with moderate to fast current flowing through a wide-open meadow full of tall grass that overhangs the stream banks on a warm summer afternoon, with occasional...

Midsummer Hoppers: “The Madam X”

The following is the first in T|N|T’s four-part series on tying and fishing hopper flies, and on the the joys of Michigan midsummer trout fishing. Look for more installments in upcoming days. With the arrival of midsummer and the “dog days” that follow comes one...