What it is Hareline Knotted Hopper Legs are pre-knotted legs made from pheasant tail fibers. They come hand-tied so the knots are already set, giving you a lifelike, durable leg with uniform sizing from fly to fly. What to tie with it Use these for hopper legs on terrestrial fly patterns when you want that classic knotted-leg profile without spending bench time tying knots yourself. Tie them in as legs on grasshopper, cricket, and cicada patterns, trimming to length and setting the angle you want with your thread wraps. Flies and the fish they're for Dave’s Hopper and Joe’s Hopper are two staple patterns that commonly fish these knotted pheasant-tail legs, and both are thrown as big terrestrials for trout on rivers and freestone streams when hoppers are around. They also cross over well on warmwater creeks and ponds where panfish will eat a hopper-style terrestrial skating or plopped near the bank. How it compares This is a direct alternative to manually knotting pheasant tail fibers yourself, which many tyers do with a small hook or tool at the bench. The pre-knotted format is simply less time-consuming and keeps the look more consistent from one fly to the next.
