Fly of the Week: Hippie Stomper

Grillos' Hippie Stomper from Umpqua is a guaranteed killer on the water. Works as an attractor fly or with a hopper-dropper setup.

The Hippie Stomper's name is sort of a homage to the tier's friend and guiding mentor, Chris Mortimer. "Mort spent over 20 years guiding in the Gunnison Gorge and has hands-down more experience in the Gunnison Gorge and Black Canyon than anyone." And that type of trout trickery works well here in the Northwest. Believe that.

The Hippie Stomper is a go-to fly for me for cutthroat trout on any stream.  The super buggy profile and long legs drives hungry fish nuts as it drifts by.  This fly can be skittered across the surface or fished in a dead drift.  I really like the purple one and so does my wife.

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