Moorish Hopper

Stone Creek™ Moorish Hopper

The Stone Creek™ Moorish Hopper is a versatile and highly effective terrestrial dry fly designed to imitate the large grasshoppers trout aggressively target throughout the summer and early fall. Featuring a dense foam body, realistic wing profile, and synthetic legs, this pattern delivers exceptional flotation, durability, and visibility in a wide range of fishing conditions.

Built to ride high on the surface, the Moorish Hopper excels along grassy banks, meadow streams, undercut banks, pocket water, and shoreline structure where hoppers and other terrestrials frequently enter the water. Its realistic silhouette and lifelike movement make it an easy target for opportunistic trout looking for a substantial meal.

Available in Tan and Yellow, the Moorish Hopper is equally effective as a standalone dry fly or as the top fly in a dry-dropper setup. Its buoyant foam construction allows it to support weighted nymphs while remaining easy to see in rough currents and broken water.

A proven producer during hopper season, the Moorish Hopper belongs in every trout angler’s summer fly box.

Features:
• Dense foam body for superior flotation
• Synthetic legs create lifelike movement
• Realistic wing profile
• Durable construction for repeated strikes
• Excellent visibility on the water
• Effective in rivers, streams, meadow creeks, and freestone fisheries
• Outstanding dry-dropper indicator fly
• Proven hopper-season trout pattern

Imitates:
• Grasshoppers
• Terrestrial Insects
• Large Surface Insects
• Attractor Patterns

Available Colors:
• Tan
• Yellow

Available Sizes:
• #6
• #8
• #10
• #12
• #14

Fishing Tips:
Fish tight to grassy banks, cutbanks, meadow stream edges, and shoreline structure using a natural drag-free drift. An occasional twitch can imitate a struggling hopper and often triggers explosive surface strikes. The Moorish Hopper is also highly effective as a buoyant dry-dropper fly when fishing deeper water.