Full Description
The story of and instructions to tie the popular and successful Clouser Deep Minnow and its variations, including Purple Darter, Clouser Crayfish, EZ Popper, Rattle Clouser, Bright Sides Minnow, and more, told by the originator himself. Clouser presents recipes for his successful patterns for baitfish, subsurface foods, and surface flies with detailed explanations and full-color step-by-step photos.
Clouser's approach to fly design begins and ends onstream, with a lot of time spent in between at the workbench. His durable, easy-to-cast patterns consistently catch fish of every species--trout, carp, smallmouth, pike, redfish, albacore, and more. In sections devoted to materials and tying techniques, Clouser offers insight into his methods and provides a solid foundation for designing flies with confidence.
Contents
Foreword by Lefty Kreh
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Designing Flies
PART 1: TYING CLOUSER FLIES
1. Materials
2. Tying techniques using your thread as a tool
PART 2: BAITFISH: THE CLOUSER DEEP MINNOW AND VARIATIONS
3. The Original Clouser Deep Minnow
4. Fur Strip Clouser
5. Rattle Clouser
6. Super Hair Deep Minnow
7. Half and Half
8. Foxee Redd Minnow
9. Purple Darter
10. Clouser Madtom
PART 3: SUBSURFACE FRESHWATER FOODS
11. Clouser Crayfish
12. Clouser Hellgrammite
13. Clouser Swimming Nymph
PART 4: SURFACE FLIES
14. Clouser Crippled Minnow
15. The Suspender
16. EZ Popper
17. Clouser Floating Minnow
18. Bright Side Minnow
19. Clouser Drake
Index
