Obsidian Ovipositor Stonefly (alt: Grumpy’s Black Glitter Hopper-Dropper) Built for the moment when stoneflies and hoppers overlap and trout are keying on anything big, black, and bouncing. The Obsidian Ovipositor is a two-sided foam pattern that pulls double duty as a hopper on top and an egg-laying stonefly underneath — fish it either way and […]

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Sunbaked Hopper No Sunscreen Needed Built for those late-summer days when the banks are dry, the grass is gold, and the hoppers are everywhere. Orange foam on top puts a bold, high-visibility silhouette on the water that’s easy to track from a distance — even in broken riffles or low light. Flip it over and […]

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Purple Haze Hopper Feel the Rush This isn’t your average foam hopper. Black foam on top gives fish the classic hopper silhouette they key on from below, while the purple underside creates a totally different look on the take — and on those bright bluebird days, that contrast is the difference between a refusal and […]

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Firebelly Hopper A Feed Frenzy Most hoppers get tied to fool the angler, not the fish. This one’s built for the take. The Firebelly Hopper started as a simple idea — trout look up before they eat. Give them a flash of gold from underneath before they ever see the silhouette, and you’ve already won […]

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Split Decision Hopper (Black/Olive) A two-sided foam hopper built to work both ends of the take: jet-black topside for max visibility in broken water and low light, olive belly for a natural silhouette against the surface film. Semperfli Caddis Brown Bug Yarn legs kick and pulse on the drift without fouling, and a whip-finished collar […]

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