The Cap Spider

I have been tying for about a solid year now and out of all of the jigs / flies that I have tied, I believe that this is my favorite.  I have caught many a fish on this fly, at times I've caught fish with it when I honestly didn't think I would catch anything.  It is called the "Cap Spider" and it is really small.  The original pattern calls for a 124 oz jig hook.  The photo below shows this particular one tied with olive chenille with brown/yellow round rubber legs. 

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I actually heard about this fly pattern from a guy at the local fly fishing club, I joined the Kisatchie Fly Fishers earlier in the year and have only attended 2 events due to my work schedule.  The only thing that I remember this guy telling me was that there was an old video on the Internet and called the Cap Spider.  When I saw the video, I thought, wow, this is easy.    

Recently, I've been tying the Cap Spider on a Matzuo Red Sickle Hook 1/100 oz instead of the 1/124 oz. These are the sharpest hooks I have used and although they are just a little lighter, I am still catching fish, so far, I have caught Blue Gill Bream, Crappie, and few catfish.

Fly Tying

Another hobby that I believe I like more than any other hobby I've had thus far....Fly Tying.  Who would have thought that I would do this for a hobby but it goes with fishing.  Here are some of flies/jigs that I have tied over the past year.  I tend to tie more crappie jigs than anything else.

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