Never heard of someone catching a crape on a fly rod either.

One of my neighbors lived in Ohio most of his life and when he got here
and caught his first 1 - 2 lb crapppie he said that was a monster in
Ohio worthy of the newspaper. So, I guess the fish are the same but
different.


I fush a couple of places that are fairly shallow but hold a good number
of bluegill, crappie, bass, yellow bullhead, little perch, and some pike.
Have caught bluegill, crappie, and bass on the flyrod, all on little
poppers or foam spiders and grasshoppers.

Since they are all top feeders, I figured why not try for them? The
largest crappie to date has been 11" long on the flyrod, and that
certainly is no record, although it was a heck of a lot of fun. When the
crappie attack the poppers and foamies, they always viciously attack from
the side with a loud "snap" at the lure. Then they dive down toward the
weeks. They put up a heck of a fight. I would love to get one of those 2
lb-ers.


I wasn't doubting your validity and I believe your story but here in Alabama
Crappie aint never been caught on a fly rod hitting top water....Maybe it
might be because no one has ever tried..I fish a lot for bluegill and catch
the fool out of them but ive never had crappie to bite on top...I think ill
try it in a couple of weeks. Folks will probably think I been hitting the
bottle out there with a fly rod..Ill let you know what happens..