Tuesday, March 22, 2011

MFC ties the Hopper Juan

I received a recent batch of Hopper Juans from Montana Fly Company.  Take a look and see what you think.  There have been a few changes and a few tweaks here and there that they took care of.  Now all I need you to do is to ask for them in your local fly shop.  They are available in sizes 8, 10 & 12.  I fish the size 8s most often but the 10s & 12s will work great for the smaller streams.






 #8, 10, & 12s








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16 comments:

  1. Midge ManMarch 22, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    This one should be a good seller for you Juan! Hell of a good fly on the water...

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  2. Joe MathisMarch 22, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    Gee, Juan. It would be nice if you actually acted happy about it.... :)

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  3. Rick SchroederMarch 22, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    Very sweet man! I need to pick up some of the smaller ones.

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  4. jimbdlMarch 22, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Juan .. Looking great! Can't wait to bounce one off a big boulder in the canyon. The stretch above the cascades holds cutties that love a hopper at dusk! MFC and Hopper Juan a great match :-)

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  5. Hopper JuanMarch 22, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    Joe,

    I am pretty "Hoppy" about it!

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  6. Dustin's Fly BoxMarch 22, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Great pictures! I tie a ton of different foam hoppers and I really like this one

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  7. Brian J.March 22, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    Nice! They look pretty decent, I would be stoked-- hopefully they take an ok picture of it for the catalog...

    cheers

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  8. Charlie L.March 22, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    How do you feel about the changes/tweaks MFC decided to make on your design? Other than the few you made with jointed legs, my untrained eye can't really see the tweaks. Good work though!

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  9. Hopper JuanMarch 22, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    Midge Man,

    You just might have to give em' a try this summer! Thanks!

    Rick,
    Hopefully, there will be some smaller ones available in some of the local shops for you. You'll have to check and see.

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  10. Hopper JuanMarch 22, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    Dustin,

    Give this one a try and have fun with it. It is fun to tie and fish.

    Brian--The catalog picture looks good. You can check it out on the web site also, but it looks good.

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  11. Hopper JuanMarch 22, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    Charlie,

    The changes they made came from me. The initial production of these were good, but I had them change up a few things to more of my liking. Right now, they are as the original pattern.

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  12. BigerrfishMarch 23, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    Congratulations Hopper Juan!

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  13. AZWanderingsMarch 23, 2011 at 5:56 AM

    Very cool Juan. One of the coolest flies out there and a ton of fun to tie. Congrats.

    Ben

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  14. Mike SchmidtMarch 23, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    Looking good man!

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  15. UnknownMarch 24, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    where can I order these online???

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  16. Hopper JuanMarch 24, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Jgc

    If you look to the right side bar, there is a website called dream Drift Flies (DDF), that carries all of MFC's flies and materials. They should have them in stock. If not, shoot me an e-mail.

    Thanks,

    Juan

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