Galloup’s Snowshoe Hopper

Description

Kelly originally tied this pattern to imitate small hoppers on the Madison, but it has proved equally as effective for larger caddis and also works incredibly well for spruce moths in late July and August.  Galloup’s Snowshoe Hopper features a golden dubbed body, snowshoe wing, and a deer hair head which allows it to ride low in the water column while still being incredibly buoyant.  Galloup’s snowshoe hopper is a pattern that our guides are never without during the summer months on the Madison, and the addition of MFC centipede legs gives this fly that little extra oomph to drive big fish crazy.