Deer Hair Popper – Doug McKnight

From The Weekly Fly:
“Livingston tier and guide Doug McKnight hails originally from Pensylvania, but now lives in Livingston, MT. He is currently a fly designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants and also creates beautiful display flies in custom shadow boxes.

If you would like to learn more about Doug’s custom work you can reach him at [email protected] or by calling him at George Anderson’s Yellowstone Angler at (406) 222-7130.”

Materials list:

Hook: Bass bug hook, or standard saltwater hook.
Thread: Flat waxed nylon white
Tail: 3 or four pairs of wide webby Rooster neck hackle, white, brown, yellow dyed grizzly, crystal flash
Head/Body: Deer belly Hair white; Deer body hair, brown, Black
Legs: 3 or 4 medium round rubber legs yellow
Eyes: Medium doll eyes
Weedguard: 20# hard mono
Additional notes: coat front of popper with a flexible adhesive like clear Silicone, it makes the popper make more noise and “pop” better.