Here is the fly pattern sheet for the Plan B Purple hopper.

Plan B - Purple | www.johnkreft.com

Top View

Plan B - Purple - Top | www.johnkreft.com

Bottom View

Plan B - Purple - Bottom | www.johnkreft.com

Materials

Hook:

Daiichi 1720 or TMC 5263, #8 – 6

Thread:

Purple

Tail:

Orange antron under red Krystal Flash under black Krystal Flash

Egg sac:

Sparkle purple dubbing

Body:

2 mm tan foam

Rear legs:

Brown Span Flex

Rear indicator:

2 mm yellow foam

Body:

Sparkle purple dubbing

Hackle:

Brown Span Flex

Front legs:

Barren dun

Front indicator:

2 mm orange foam

Personal tying notes:

  • Orange antron – substituted Crystal Web – Pheasant Tail Amber from Fly Tyer’s Dungeon
  • Sparkle purple dubbing – Ice Dub
  • Brown span flex – substituted Life Flex (Hareline product # LFX40)

Here is a link to my RiverKeeper Flies YouTube channel where I tie the fly: