Tying Michael Verduin's Cap Spider

[flytyerfred]

Notice the vice, I have it and it is my favorite to tie with.

[CaptBillyT]

what a treat! while doing a program for the "jack sparks ffers" last nite they told me about this video. mike was a dear friend and i miss him. the last time i got to visit with mike he called and asked if i would take him paddling in his wooden canoe for some bream fishing. i met him at a little east tx lake and we spent the morning fishing and before we said goodbye for the final time he handed me one of his fly rods and a box of "cap spiders" with a promise to take them fishing.

[rrhyne56]

Mike was a gentle and friendly soul. I did not ever get to fish with him but saw him tie and speak at Dallas Fly Fishers a few times.

One of my best days ever was with a Cap Spider. I caught twelve or more huge green sunfish on a cap spider, one right after the other. Whew!

thank you Mike.

[27KITA]

Simple flies are sometimes the best. Notice you say "was." I take it he is no longer with us. Thin-ness and ball cap suggests perhaps cancer. Thanks for the video. Never met him.

[FlyFishVideo]

Michael passed away about 6 months after the video from a very long battle with cancer. He was one of the most creative tiers I've ever met and an excellent fisherman. His Catalpa Worm Fly is a work of art but also a very effective fly for fishing. Thanks for the comment.

[BOWFIN47]

Michael was an amazing fly tyer, a wonderful friend, and a marvelous person. There are very few videos of his tying. Enjoy the video, learn to tie the Cap Spider, and fish that Cap Spider! Bowfin47