Bully bluegill flies

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Comment by Leo Nguyen on October 8, 2014 at 9:30pm

The holdover/larger trout will go banana for these.

Comment by dick tabbert on October 8, 2014 at 9:18pm

Size #10 hook. I could have went to a #12 but all I have in the 12's and they are XX long's and I wasn't happy with the gap not much of one. The bully spiders in the picture are about 1/2 inch in length, I think they should work.

Comment by Steve Wilson on October 8, 2014 at 8:07pm

   Those look good Dick, what size are you using ?

Comment by Allen Morgan on October 8, 2014 at 6:41pm

I've tied a bunch, but none for me.  I need to tie some for me and give it a go....

Comment by dick tabbert on October 8, 2014 at 6:08pm

I didn't know that. I made some up last year in black and the perch tore them up when nothing else would work. He made a great fly in the bully bluegill spider. I am hoping to try them perch out again..

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 8, 2014 at 6:02pm

They'll catch a fish, Dick.

Did you know Terry Wilson is a member here at Big Bluegill? Terry, with his wife Roxanne, originated 'Bullys Bluegill Spider' and co-wrote the book, "Bluegill... Flies and Fly Fishing." I think of it as one of my Top 10 fishing books and have read it several times.

Ive corresponded with Terry a bit and he is both affable and a hard working angler. Give him a buzz Dick and run em by him!  

Comment by carl hendrix on October 8, 2014 at 2:39pm

great ties DIcky!!  proven gill killers to!

Comment by Slip Sinker on October 8, 2014 at 2:31pm

they look very similar to a late fly hatch going on in one of my lakes in late september

Comment by dick tabbert on October 8, 2014 at 1:46pm

Ken the cap spider is on a 1/100 oz jig head. I tied that up to cast and slow retrieve. The bully bluegill fly is weighted at the rear of the hook so it goes down slow but the fly is sinking hook down that gives the legs some action a jugging fly for vertical fishing at least that's what I use it for.

Comment by Slip Sinker on October 8, 2014 at 1:38pm

nice ties Dick!

wish i could fly fish again