How To Tie a GFA Hopper (Step-By-Step Guide)

If there’s only one hopper pattern you ever have to learn how to tie, it’s the GFA Hopper. Not only is it a great fish-catching fly, like so many other hopper patterns are, but it's super fast and simple to tie.

0:30 GFA Hopper Recipe:
Hook: Grip 14582 size 10 - 14
Thread: Semperfli Nanosilk 50 Denier
Underbody: Peacock herl
Over body: 2mm Foam
Wing: Elk hair
Legs: Medium round rubber legs
Sighter: Fluorescent pink Antron yarn
Super Glue
Hard as Nails

2:34 Tools Needed to Tie a GFA Hopper

Vise (rotary vise helps)
Bobbin holder
Whip finishing tool
Scissors
Hair stacker
Bodkin

Step-by-step Guide to Tie a GFA Hopper:

3:26 Step 1: Secure the Hook in the Vise

4:05 Step 2: Attach the Thread to the Hook

4:35 Step 3: Prepare the Peacock Herl

5:08 Step 4: Tie in the Peacock Herl

5:40 Step 5: Wrap the Peacock Herl

6:42 Step 6: Prepare the Foam

7:58 Step 7: Tie in the Foam

9:20 Step 8: Add Super Glue

10:02 Step 9: Create the Body Segments

11:13 Step 10: Cut the Elk Hair

12:05 Step 11: Stack the Elk Hair

12:33 Step 12: Measure the Elk Hair Wing

13:10 Step 13: Tie in the Elk Hair Wing

13:35 Step 14: Fold the Foam Over

15:05 Step 15: Tie in the Legs

16:32 Step 16: Tie in the Sighter

17:00 Step 17: Move the Thread Forward

17:17 Step 18: Whip Finish the Fly

17:40 Step 19: Seal the thread

That's How to Tie a GFA Hopper

I hope that the step by step guide above has shown you how easy it is to tie the GFA Hopper. Once you get good at tying these they only take 2-3 minutes per fly.

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