Clouser Deep Minnow
Clouser Deep Minnow, Chartreuse
Tying Instructions
Materials
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Hook | TMC 200R, #4-8 or TMC 8089, #4-8 |
Thread | Danville White 6/0 |
Head | Danville White 6/0 |
Eyes | Nickel Hourglass eyes with Adhesive Eyes, pearlescent with black pupils |
Body | White Bucktail |
Wing (top) | Clumps of Chartreuse Bucktail with a bit of Chartreuse Super Hair |
Over Wing (under) | Clumps of Light Blue Super Hair |
Clouser Deep Minnow
The Clouser Deep Minnow 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.
Upside down retrieve
His fly used dumbell-shaped eyes that causes the fly to retrieve “upside down”. This assists in keeping the fly from snagging debris on the bottom but also gives the fly a jigging effect mimicking an escaping baitfish. Bob sells many combinations of his minnow pattern at his web site at : Bob Clouser’s Website.
The body color is always a light color like white or yellow and becomes darker as you move up laterally. Since this fly uses weighted hourglass eyes, it will sink to the bottom rapidly, thus it is known as a Deepwater Minnow. Use a slow to moderate retrieve to get the fly to dart and dive.
Variations
Black Clouser Deep Minnow
Hook | TMC 200R, #4-8 |
Thread | Danville Black 6/0 |
Head | Danville Black 6/0 |
Eyes | Nickel Hourglass eyes with Adhesive Eyes, red with black pupils. |
Body | Black Bucktail |
Wing (top) | Clumps of Black Bucktail with Black Krystalflash |
Brown/White Clouser Deep Minnow
Hook | TMC 200R, #4-8 |
Thread | Danville White 6/0 |
Head | Danville White 6/0 |
Eyes | Nickel Hourglass eyes with Adhesive Eyes, red with black pupils. |
Body | White Bucktail |
Wing (top) | Clumps of Brown Bucktail with a bit of Chartreuse Super Hair |
Red/White Clouser Deep Minnow
Hook | TMC 200R, #4-8 |
Thread | Danville White 6/0 |
Head | Danville White 6/0 |
Eyes | Nickel Hourglass eyes with Adhesive Eyes, red with black pupils. |
Body | White Bucktail |
Wing (top) | Clumps of Red Bucktail with a bit of Pearlescent Krystalflash |
Shipp’s Brook Clouser
Hook | TMC 200R, #4-8 |
Thread | Danville White 6/0 |
Head | Danville White 6/0 |
Eyes | Nickel Hourglass eyes with Adhesive Eyes, Pearlescent with black pupils. |
Body | Tan Bucktail over White Bucktail |
Wing (top) | Clumps of Black Bucktail over Red Bucktail with a bit of Pearlescent Krystalflash |
Over Wing (under) | Clump of Light Blue Super Hair |