Bully's Bluegill Spider

[bluegilly 0]

Have any of you fished the pattern called bully's bluegill spider. If so what color and what size worked for you?

[nomad 0]

I fished it a few times last summer, had decent success with it in olive and chatruese, size 10.

[Dble Haul 0]

I've used them a lot, and a size 8 or 10 in flourescent pink has been best for me. But chartruese does well too.

[binfordw 0]

"Bully" spider specifically? nah- rubber spider, of course.

 

 

 

I have hundreds of rubber spiders tied up for some reason, in loads of different colors. The go-to, can't fail (my opinion only) fly for bluegill is a black chenille body- white leg (NON-floating) rubber spider. Standard size is a 10, have gone smaller or even bigger depending on water clarity but normally seems to make little difference.

 

 

I have tried about all I can think of for years with bluegill, but the main go-to pattern is that spider. Its a bit boring really, I am continuosly trying to find something new I can use cause the spiders really aren't much fun or time consuming to tie lol.

[VERN-O 0]

anyone have a pic of it or the recipe?

[bluegilly 0]

Here is a link to the picture and recipe

There is also a great step by step in the book Bluegill Flyfishing and Flies by Terry and Roxanne Wilson

[madkasel 0]

Here is a link to the picture and recipe

There is also a great step by step in the book Bluegill Flyfishing and Flies by Terry and Roxanne Wilson

 

Just want to second that book... it's awesome!

 

Never fished the spider myself. I had way better luck with trout nymphs and elk hair caddis last year.

[robow7 0]

I've used them in black chenille & black rubber legs, nice fly for the gills but I caught several largemouth on the couple I tied and they ripped them to shreds. But hey, who's complaining?

[sniksoh 0]

i cant ever get the rubber legs to stand up right on this fly...can anyone help me?

[binfordw 0]

i cant ever get the rubber legs to stand up right on this fly...can anyone help me?

 

 

Only suggestion i would give is to leave the rubber stranded together until the fly is finished- then separate the legs. Its not too difficult to get the legs where they should be really, a few figure-8 wraps here and there will shove them into place.

[cornmuse 0]

size 10 in flourescent pink

 

That's a killer, it is. Outstanding for late season 'gills and early season sac-a-lait.

 

The trick to getting the rubber legs in the right position is to tie them sticking out over the eye and then use a small thread head to "prop" them back into a right angle from the hook shank. The fly should be wieghted at the bend (or a heavy wire hook used) so it falls "tail first" and the legs open and close on the pause. Like the Calcasieu Pig Boat, this is a verical drop fly that is fished on a slack line with almost no retrieve speed.

 

Joe C.

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I like 'em in Black with White legs.