The Heather Hopper Size 12 is a brilliant, terrestrial dry fly designed around the dark, warm tones of heather flies. These insects can be blown onto upland lochs and stillwaters, where trout may feed confidently at the surface.
Fish it along wind lanes and downwind shores during heather-fly activity. Allow it to drift or sit naturally, using occasional small twitches to suggest a struggling insect. An excellent fish catcher - few moments beat watching a trout lift and take it cleanly.