Umpqua Sweetgrass Hopper Tan

From Fly Designer Doug McKnight

The Sweetgrass Hopper is a high-floating and very visible hopper pattern, and has a very realistic profile. The fluffy Anton wing makes this fly incredibly easy to see, and with a little silicone floatant it stays up in rough water and will hold up a dropper very well. The sparkly wing also imitates the hopper's translucent wings and adds to its realism.

My best advice when fishing this fly is to let the fish eat it. The big ones that everyone wants to catch are notoriously slow takers. Let them take the fly, and set the hook when the fish has turned back down from the surface.