How To Tie A Clouser Minnow

[Richie]

There seems to be a new influx of new fly-tyers out there. So I thought a post similar to this was in order.

How to tie a Clouser Minnow

--== Materials: ==--

- Saltwater Fly Hook (Mustad S71S SS Size 1 used)

- 3/0 White Silk

- 3/0 Chartreuse Silk

- "Small" (1/36) Lead Barbell

- White Bucktail

- Chartreuse Bucktail

- Head Cement

--== Method: ==--

1. Wind the white silk up and down the eye half of the hook shank.

2. About 1/3 along the hook shank, tie in the lead barbell using figure-8 wraps.

3. Trim off a bunch of white bucktail. Pinch the tip of the bunch and let the smaller hairs fall out. The length of bucktail, should be two or three times the length of the shank of the hook.

4. Tie in the white bucktail at the head of the fly and gently tie it along the shank till just before the bend. Neatly wrap the silk back to the barbell, and tie off at the head. Bucktail hair is hollow, so if you wrap too hard it will flare out.

5. Trim off a bunch of chartreuse bucktail. As with Step 3. Pinch the tip of the bunch and let the smaller hairs fall out.

6. Turn the hook upside down in the vice. Tie the chartreuse bucktail in at the head using the chartreuse silk. Build up the head and tie off. I've also tied in a couple of strands of Krystal Flash.

7. Cement the head well, also cement between the eyes for durability.

8. Voila! A chartreuse clouser!

[squidgie]

Very nice work there.....i really nice to find myself a vice . Too hard without one. Im starting to get more into fly fishing so posts like this are great....

cheers

[Guest madsmc]

Yes, a vice is definately on the cards for me as well. As with just about all tackle purchases, it's bloody hard to decide which one to buy.

Nice fly Richie, and thanks for taking the time to post this up.

Shane

[Farma]

That was an awsome post there.

It really helps having the step by step pics.

I should get a vice in a week or two then will try to tye one so I can learn to cast LOL

Farma