Clouser Minnow

Written by DCarp

Clouser Minnow

RWFF Clouser Minnow

• Hook: Wet Fly / Streamer, Size 4-8
• Thread: White
• Underwing: Chartruese Bucktail
• Wing: White Bucktail
• Overwing: Light Blue Super Hair
• Head: Dumbell Eye, Painted

RWFF TYING TIP

Use two different types of hair - calftail white and calftail brown - color to chartruese. Top with tinsel mylar tail material for overwing.

RWFF FISHING TIP

Since this fly uses weighted hourglass eyes, it will sink to the bottom rapidly. Use a slow to moderate retrieve to get the fly to dart and dive. Great fly for enticing those elusive Crappie! Big Bass seem to love it too.

HISTORY

This streamer pattern originated with Bob Clouser of Middleton, Pennsylvania in 1984. He originally designed the fly to catch small-mouth bass but soon found that it just about catches anything else that swims.Colors can be Black, White, Red, Yellow, etc. Mix the colors as preferred. His fly used dumbell-shaped eyes that causes the fly to retrieve "upside down". mimicing an escaping baitfish.