The Daves Hopper is a good grasshopper imitation tied with a spun deer hair head and knotted legs. Cast this fly with ease across that streaming Montana River. You know the trout will eat it up.

These flies are tied on Mustad or Dai-Riki hooks and are hackled with Hoffman (Whitting Farms) hackle. That means you’re getting one of the best hooks and hackle from a company who has been in business for almost 50 years.

This fly is available in sizes 8, 10 and 12 and is moderately priced at $1.35 each.

Sow bugs aren’t actually insects. They are crustaceans, like lobsters and crabs only they don’t live in the water. They live in damp soil and usually come out at night.