My Favorite Crappie Fly
I would add size 10 to that list.Originally Posted by bluegill
My favorite Crappie fly is the 'Reaper Damsel Nymph' size 10 in Black. (But I also like Olive or Rust/Brown)
It's a little bit like a Clouser.
It's a killer on Crappie, but Bluegills love them too.
I have taken other species with it, like the occasional Walleye, and more than a few Largemouth bass.
(One 15 inch white bass from a creek in town, and a couple of carp too)
I have a black reaper on display in my office that once landed a 15 inch Largemouth, then a 20 inch Walleye both within 15 to 20 minutes one evening after dark. I wasn't using it for those fish, but they wanted it anyways.
On another occasion, It brought in a dozen LM Bass between 12 and 16 inches, and a single bluegill that was 9 1/2 inches. It happened in a sandpit in central Nebraska (in March! It was cold, but the water was open, and there was a huge pile of logs & brush in the water at one end. I think every bass in the lake was in it that day)
I've caught quite a few channel catfish with it, no 'monsters' but a handful of them were 20 to 22 inches.
There's been a few big 'mystery fish' that broke my tippet because I (foolishly) didn't play them long enough
But it takes more Crappie & Bluegill than anything else.
I've been fishing this fly for years, and I can't go anywhere without it.
If I know there's crappie around, it's the first thing I tie on.
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