By Morgan Mason
Grasshoppers are overly abundant in the late summer, and trout like to eat them. Here’s the breakdown of how to utilize this hopper-dropper rig to trick some trout.
What Is the Hopper-Dropper?
The hopper-dropper rig can be described as a dry fly with a trailing nymph in the water column below. Hoppers are a foam fly variation of the grasshoppers found in the late summer, especially along riverside edges. Hungry trout wait below for a grasshopper’s ill-placed jump or fall from the grass above that lands them on top of the water. READ MORE
