![]() ![]() On many occasions, Mike fished here in Louisiana. The name of Mike’s fly came from an encounter in a crappie tournament, where he saw several spider-like jigs on the cap of another angler he was so impressed with the lure that he modified it to make it “fly friendly.” The Cap Spider was created by the late Mike Verduin, a nationally recognized fly tier who hailed from Lewisville, Texas. Omni patterns are the answer to the frequent question, “If you could only fish one fly for all fish, what would it be?” In the world of fly-fishing, there are four realms we define: coldwater, warmwater, saltwater inshore and offshore.įlies that have caught fish in all four are considered “omni patterns.” Those that qualify include poppers, Clouser Minnows, Deceivers and Woolybuggers, to name a few. Whatever: I’m glad it considered it breakfast. In hindsight, what did that red think my fly was? A small shrimp? A tiny crab? Perhaps a sea slater? ![]() ![]() A bluegill’s delight, from left to right: Slow Sinking Spider, Electric Spider, Foam Spiderand Cap Spider. On the first strip, the poisson rouge rushed in and ate. I picked up the rod with the Saltwater Cap Spider and laid the fly out a couple of feet ahead of the fish. In fact, later that evening I tied up a saltwater version of the fly to prove it was possible.Įarly the next morning, I was paddling my kayak along a tidal bank when I sighted a Spottail Elvis cruising the shoreline. This from a group that just moments before was regaling their experiences with alien spacecraft.Ĭatching redfish on spider flies? It made perfect sense to me. Just then, one of our crew said, “You know - I once caught a redfish on a cap spider.”Ībout everyone stared back in disbelief. Like I often say: Drink those adult beverages in moderation. Several of us had gathered after a day on the water and were recalling our most-unusual catches on the fly.Ĭatching a frog on a frog popper, a seagull on a Clouser Minnow, a bass in the surf at Grand Isle or a girl in a bikini doesn’t seem too strange.Īlthough that last one might have been intentional.īut pretty soon the talk degenerated to tales of encounters with UFOs. ![]()
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