What is a Clouser Minnow in Fly Fishing?

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ALVIN DEDEAUX: This fly I'm going to show you how to tie here is called the Clouser Minnow. It's one of the kinda classic all around bait fish patterns. You can tie it on a stainless steel hook and use it in saltwater for all types of saltwater fish, inshore fish, and offshore fish. It's also a great fly. You can tie it in smaller sizes with the traditional hook for freshwater fish, anything from bass to trout to pan fish to pike to just about anything that swims. Any fish that will eat another fish will more than likely eat the proper size and color Clouser Minnow. They're usually tied with the lighter color on the bottom, darker color on top, and some type of weighted eye that will make the hook ride point up. So if you're fishing down near the bottom, you'll less likely to have this hook hang up because the point of the hook is actually pointing up and not down toward the bottom.

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