If there is a fly that is better than the Rubber Spider for catching bluegill or red devils… it’s a sinking rubber spider. Since red devil don’t take a surface lure, I figured I would try the Cap Spider.
Clay and I were testing my new creations today and the results were great.
The Cap Spider I was using was tied on a 1/64 oz. jig head. I tried different color bodies and legs… most everything worked.
The RD were deep because of the rise in water level so the heavy flys worked well. I’ve since tied some with a bead head, or no weight at all for a really slow sink rate. Works just fine.
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Look at the hump on this 1 pound male… one of the largest I’ve ever seen.
That’s not all they catch. How about this 2 pound catfish?
And there is that little fly, right in the corner of it’s mouth.
What about a gorgeous fish that is!! Mike Verduin would be tickled that his little pattern had made it all the way to Hawaii and was catching fish there!
I agree with you about the Cap Spider. After seeing the posting with Mike in the video, I tied up a bunch to try on the bream here in Georgia. It is a terrific pattern that is very easy to tie and extremely productive. Great pattern that belongs in every warmwater flybox. IMHO.
Those are really beautiful fish. I will be spending a few days on Maui next May for my son’s wedding. I have some nice small travel rods that I could pack. Is there anywhere on that island I could try to catch some of those beautiful fish?
As for fishing on Maui… no freshwater fishing and I don’t if there are any flats for bonefish. I do have some names of people to contact for Maui, Lanai and Molokai where there is light tackle and flyfishing available…
Please emai me… stanwright@hawaii.rr.com
Aloha,
Stan
