Favorite August Hoppers | Bozeman Fly Shop

What is better than a fish coming up and slowly slurping a size #20 mayfly? The simple answer is a bigger fish coming up and inhaling a size #8 hopper that the angler can actually see. That’s right folks the hopper bite is in full swing here for our Bozeman area rivers so we figured we would feed every anglers dry fly addiction with our Bozeman fly shops favorite August hopper patterns. Whether you are fishing the Gallatin, Madison, Yellowstone or any Montana small streams these grasshopper flies have proved themselves throughout August and into early september. Swing by to pick a few up while supplies last!

From left to right our favorite hopper patterns are as follows:

1. Tan (Red Legs) Parachute Hopper

2. Yellow Panty Dropper Hopper

3. Purple Grand Hopper

4. Peach Foam Hopper

Have fun out there and as always, tight lines!