green 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2013 What Colors do you tie this fly in. What Color seems to catch the most fish?. Does the Color of the eyes matter? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petelangevin 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2013 Eyes dont really matter. But colors vary depending upon if you are fishing fresh water or salt water. I spoke to bob at length one day and i wrote two pages of color combos and ratios based on fresh/salt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BattenkillBum 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2013 I like red/white, blue/white,and chartruese. My fav is chartruese/white with a red throat, sort of an electric chicken color scheme. As far as eye color i dont think it matters. When im in a hurry to tie and fish i have used plain lead eyes no color. i beleive the eyes matter more about the weight of the fly and how deep it fishes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
green 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2013 I'm going be doing freshwater fishing. What do you use for the red throat? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phg 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2013 It depends on what species you are fishing for. Eyes are a trigger for stripped bass. Other fish ignore the eyes. I like chartreuse over white, and the more natural brown over white. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2013 Salt water it's a toss up of Chartruse over white or olive over white for me. Either would have silver flash. I prefer yellow or chartruse eyes, but not sure if that is a factor, I just like how they go with the rest of the fly's color... Vanity Fresh water I like Olive over white with a combo of gold and silver flash, Electric chicken (pink over chartruse with chartruse eyes - I use no flash or a little pink crystal flash depending on the day. And, then a toss up of either brown over olive or olive over orange either with gold flash. All that said, I've had guys striper fishing next to me doing just as well catching fish on black over purple while my olive over white is working... so... Probably more about me then the fish Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BattenkillBum 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2013 for my electric chicken clouser i use a little red bucktail or red marabou.depends what i come across while pawing thru drawers of materials Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
92Esquire 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2013 Chartreuse/White is my go to. If that's not working, I'll use grey/white, olive/orange with barred markings, or red/white. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
green 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2013 Have any of you ever tried calf tails in place of bucktail? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petelangevin 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2013 Calf tail does not have the same texture as bucktail. But is fine for small clousers. 8-10. Synthetics work fine too. Black over black with either ( silver, copper, gold, black flash ) works good in low light situations. Chartreuse over yellow ( green, yellow or chartreuse flash). More yellow than chartreuse in fresh water . Red over white. Chocolate brown over white. All white with pearl flash is another good one. You can also add color with sharpies ( bars etc). Even streamside before you wet them. Olive is a good color to keep on you in your pack or vest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rich mc Report post Posted February 14, 2013 in illinois i have had success with gray over white. and purple over gray. small bead chain clousers in pink over white for crappies. bob clouser is coming to illinois on feb 23 and 24th www.woodstockgreatoutdoorsexpo.com rich mc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tidewaterfly 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2013 I tie them in all kinds of color combinations. Use your imagination, that's all you really need. Vary the eye materials (brass, lead or tungsten) as they all provide different sink rates, and the eye sizes, even on the same size hook. You can fine tune a Clouser to how it sinks by making adjustments to the various components. I like to experiment with different materials too when tying them. Here's some I've tied. Notice they're not necessarily typical examples of what you might see a fly catalog. These have nickel plated eyes, but they're unfinished. I'll probably paint the eyes black & over coat the entire head area with epoxy. Polar Flash Squirrel tail & coyote to imitate crayfish. The eyes on this one are plain lead, coated with copper fingernail polish. Tied on worm hooks, with black eyes. Tied with Fox Squirrel tail for the back color, and on jig hooks. Again, plain lead eyes with finger nail polish over the eyes. Other various colors. More none typical colors. Variations with many different materials. All synthetic with over size eyes. Many saltwater baitfish have very pronounced eyes for their size. Big, tied on a 5/0 hook, lots of bucktail. Tied with synthetics for Bluefish Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fcflyguy 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2013 yellow over black with gold to flash has been good to me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2013 I love black and pink over white,black over blue, blue over grey, and pink over chartruese, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites