Small dry
Passion Vine Hopper
NZ late-summer hopper terrestrial
TroutSurface
A small dark hopper dry imitating the passion-vine hopper that drops onto water near scrub and vine in late summer and autumn. Where it is abundant, trout key on it tightly.
Fish this when
Late summer into autumn near scrub-lined and honeydew water, on warm afternoons when the hoppers are active and fish are taking small dark terrestrials.
Why it works
Its small, dark, flat-winged profile matches the natural, and in hopper country fish that ignore mayfly imitations take a well-drifted hopper without hesitation.
Naturals it imitates
passion-vine hopper (Scolypopa australis)
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium