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RIO Hopper Popper

$4.49

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Description

RIO Hopper Popper – Hopper-Dropper & Warmwater Fly The RIO Hopper Popper is an ideal fly for hopper-dropper fishing , combining the buoyancy of a popper head with a durable foam hopper body that’s hard to sink—even with heavier droppers. Designed to stay afloat and visible in broken water, it excels during late-summer hopper seasons on rivers and streams. Available in the most effective hopper color combinations for a wide range of waters, the Hopper Popper draws aggressive surface takes while easily supporting nymphs or droppers below. Don’t overlook it beyond trout. The RIO Hopper Popper is also a proven warmwater fly , with smallmouth bass especially quick to crush it on top.

Fishing Profile

Lure
Best for
Fly, Trout, Bass
Presentation
Surface, Surface Popper, Floating
Techniques
Casting, Topwater
Conditions
Open Water, Current, Low Light
SeasonSummer
WaterFreshwater

Field Notes

Use this as a buoyant hopper-style dry fly for hopper-dropper rigs on rivers and streams, especially when fish are feeding near the surface in broken water. It can also be fished as a warmwater topwater fly for aggressive surface strikes, including smallmouth bass.

Pros

  • Floats well and supports a dropper below
  • Visible in broken water
  • Works for trout and warmwater species like smallmouth bass

Cons

  • Best suited to surface feeding situations
  • May be less effective when fish are keyed on subsurface prey

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