Foam terrestrial
Foam Hopper
Orthoptera, ADULT
Trout · GraylingSurface
A foam-bodied grasshopper with kicking legs that lands with a deliberate plop. From high summer into autumn, a hopper bounced off the bank is one of the great searching dries.
Fish this when
Warm, breezy summer and early-autumn days near grassy or tree-lined banks, when terrestrials are being blown onto the water.
Why it works
The audible splat-down mimics a hopper crash-landing and pulls fish from a distance; the foam keeps it afloat through a long drift or a dropper.
Naturals it imitates
GrasshopperOrthopteraADULT
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: low
Quick facts
Heritage
ModernClassicHeritage
Modern
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