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Clouser Deep Minnow

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Clouser Deep Minnow

Only a few patterns are as generally useful and widespread as the Clouser Deep Minnow. Only a few patterns have their own entry in Wikipedia, but the Clouser Deep Minnow is up there with the Woolly Bugger, the Muddler Minnow, Grey Ghost, Royal Coachman, Diawl Bach and a few others.

Read about this simple but ingenious flly

The Bob Clouser classic

Originator: 
Bob Clouser
Pattern type: 
Streamer
Skill level/difficulty: 
Easy
Species: 
bonefish, brown trout, garfish, largemouth bass, perch, pike, sea trout (sea run), smallmouth bass, striped bass
Materials: 
Hook
Wet fly hook, I prefer Kamasan B175 sizes 6 and 4
Thread
6/0 to match materials
Eyes
Bead chain eyes, not too large
Wing (belly)
Light bucktail
Flash
4-6 straws, any style and color you fancy
Wing (back)
Dark bucktail
Head
Tying thread, varnished

Comments

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Submitted by streamcaddis on Sun, 2009-08-02 17:44
I have used clousers...

I have used clouser's for every thing from trout to blue gills. I like to use pearle braid on the hook shank and I tie in some flash before I tie in the buck tail.

Streamcaddis


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