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Clouser Minnow — Fly Tying Pattern & Recipe

Clouser Minnow

May 14, 2025

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My most commonly tied streamer, if only for ease of tying haha. Does it job as a bait fish imitation and sinks fast.

Where I fish it

saltwater rivers lakes

Target species

Coho Salmon Chinook Salmon Pink Salmon Cutthroat Trout Rainbow Trout Brown Trout Brook Trout Smallmouth Bass Walleye Northern Pike

Recipe

5 minutes

Eyes: Dumbbells

Tail: Polar Bear Hair

Wing: Crystal Flash, Polar Bear Hair

Step 1

Step 1

Add some dumbbell eyes 2/3-3/4 back from the eye of the hook

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Found in these boxes

West Coast BC Salmon

West Alberta and Interior BC Rivers

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