Deep Clouser Minnow Baitfish Saltwater Hook : No.2 saltwater standard shank. Thread : White Danvilles flat waxed nylon. Eyes : Lead dumbbell. Underwing : White bucktail. Overwing : Silver silver holographic tinsel under yellow bucktail.
Tying Instructions 1) Place hook in vice. tie in thread, make a base of thread and secure eyes, figure 8, leaving room for a nice tapered head. add a drop of cement. remove hook, turn it over and replace in vise so that eyes are now on the bottom. 2) Tie in a small bunch of white bucktail approx. twice shank length in front of eyes. The lighter colour is always the underwing. 3) On top of this tie in 10-15 strands of crystal flash (in this case silver holographic tinsel). tie in overwing of yellow bucktail the same size and length as the underwing. finish wrapping the head, whip finish, cut thread and cement. 4) Give the head and area around the eyes a coating of EZ sparkle body. paint eyes if desired.
Fly Notes Originally developed by Bob Clouser for fishing for small mouth bass, the clouser minnow is one of the most productive styles of salt water fly one can tie, accounting for many different varieties of fish around the globe. It has also probably accounted for more broken graphite rods than any other fly as well, being such a heavily weighted fly whizzing by your ear and hitting your high modules rod. The clouser can be tied on a hook as small as a No.8 to imitate small baitfish to a No.6/0 for offshore species. It can be tied using natural materials such as bucktail/calf tail or any of the many synthetic materials (i.e. ultra hair). some of the more popular combos are chartreuse/white, tan/white, pink/white, red/white.
Fishing Notes When a cruising flathead is spotted, cast well ahead of the fish and allow the fly to settle, as the fish approaches, a quick short strip brings up a little puff of mud to get the fishes attention and (hopefully) induce a strike. Any fish that eats baitfish is a potential target for a clouser. I've personally even caught stonefish up north on a pink and white clouser. This pattern tied for Flathead Swap.
Location Notes On the Swan river, Western Australia, we generally walk the sand flats polaroiding for flathead.
Prey Notes Baitfish
Tier Kevin McDonald

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