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FTF Fly Challenge: Clouser Minnow

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Time for a new FTF Fly Challenge. For this round lets go with the Clouser Minnow. Next to the wooly bugger I can't think of another patterns that have more unique variations, colors and material combinations. Doesn't have to be something you tied recently or even a unique variation that you dreamed up yourself.

 

Post a variation this month and you will be entered into a random drawing for one of three prizes.

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Well here it goes, I will set the standard low. I had alot of trouble with this one as you can tell.

 

This is my first flie of this type

Hook: Unknown, a pile was givin to me. I am guessing around #4 poss. Mustad

Eyes: Brass bead epoxy to toothpick, black markered, super glued and hard as nails finish

Body: White, purple, and black deer hair with red marabou, and short Krystal Flash

That is about it

Feel Free to say what needs to be said. I would like to know just where I can improve. Thanks

 

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This is a fly I submitted to the fly database several years ago. I submitted it as a "bunny clouser", I guess it can loosely be defined as a clouser...

 

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Hook: Mustad 3366 size 1

Tail: White Rabbit Strip

Body: White Rabbit Strip from tail palmered. Krystal Flash over the rabbit strip, then topped with bucktail

Weight and Eyes: Lead hour glass with holographic stick on eyes

Head: 5 minute epoxy

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I tie this Lipped pattern as more of a combination Clouser, Half and Half, and Seaducer, I call it the Holy Trinity. It swims up off the bottom in a most enticing way.

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This count? Its a Foxee Red Clouser.

 

Hook:Mustad 33903 sizes 4-12.

Thread:Rusty orange, cream or brown in a 70 denier or 6/0.

Belly:Cream or pink body fur from a red fox with the underfur removed.

Back:Dark mottled red fur from the back or shoulders of a red fox with the underfur left in.

Flash:Sparse copper, mottled copper or rust-colored Flashabou.

Eyes:Dumbbell eyes

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"Clouser Deep Minnow" version of a classic Edson Light Tiger. This is one of my favorites for smallmouths and early season trout.

 

Tail: Barred Wood Duck flank

Body: Peacock herl twisted rope with a strand of thread

Eyes: Polished brass dumbell eyes to take the place of the original Edson "spoon" eyes

Flash: a few strands of rainbow or peacock Krystal Flash

Wing: Yellow bucktail

Topping: Matching slips of red goose shoulder

Hook: either 3366 or choice of 3xl streamer hook, or whatever

 

 

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"Clouser Deep Minnow" version of the pink and chartreuse "Electric Chicken" color combo. This is a surprisingly good producer for everything, fresh and salt.

Hook: either 3366 or choice of 3xl streamer hook, or whatever

 

 

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