Best fly for actually catching fish

I tie and use these Minnows extensively. Thanks Bob!

Those lead eyes feel especially good when it bounces off the back of your head.......lmao Anyone who knows just knows what I'm talking about....😂

Don’t get me wrong, I love the Clouser minnow, and fish it all the time. But you have to admit this is just a buck tail jig for the fly angler.

Gorgeous fly, but the pitch of your voice diving at the end of every sentence will haunt my dreams till the day I die. Great fly though.

So many incredible little details that so many tyers miss. Met him and Lefty at the TFO booth in Denver 15 yrs ago. Both great guys. Bob told a funny story that he was doing a demo at a show on this fly and a very determined young man kept telling him he was doing it wrong. He knew because he had just learned how to tie this fly in his fly tying club the week before. Needless to say they all had a great laugh....WITH the kid, when the kid's buddies told him who he was talking to.

Arguably the best fly pattern ever invented.

An absolute treasure. So simple and fun to tie. It will catch anything that swims. Just made 2 new ones for the WI opener this weekend.

Somerset,N.J., Met Gartside, Popovics, Lefty and Bob. Bought Jacks and Bob's stuff. Bob had a kit made up for crayfish which work. They were all genius' as you know.

Thank you for the information. what is the estimate month is the striper bass Runs in New Jersy every year start. ?

The voice and hands of experience.

That was an exceptionally instrumental video by the Man! Thank you for the video. Immediate sub.

Luar biasa

I saw him tie a few years ago. I started moving the led eye further down the shank like he does. Now my clousers glide and sink more evenly and not in a nose first jigging motion.

This is one of the best instructional videos I've watch. Having it demonstrated by Bob is an honor. His Clouser helped me catch my first Oio (bonefish) here in Hawaii.

I bought some clousers from Bob’s shop 25 years ago, bought them from him that day. I still have some of those in my box today.

One of my favorite patterns. My favorite fly for Chinook Salmon in Chile. Deep finder, easy to tie, cheap and so effective. Thanks to Bob for that one. 😁

I tie so many variations of this here in Alaska and they all work amazing

Just rewatched. Thank you again sir 🙏🙏 A true Legend

I have tied these fly's from size 12 all the way to 2/0 adjusting to the fish I'm after from panfish to large mouth bass. this and the woolly bugger let's me fish for fun and to eat. thanks for the video.papa wishing well .❤️🙏🕊️😁

Thanks

What size hook and lead eyes is he using?

Absolute legend.

Interesting how his own tying of this fly has evolved ever so slightly and how his demonstration of the finished profile should look 👍👍👍

So 🔥

Thanks for giving the fly fishing world such a nice gift!

Species I have caught with various color and size Clousers: Ling Cod, Rockfish (several varieties), Kelp Greenling, Sea Run Cuthroat, Bull Trout (in saltwater), Sculpin, Striped Bass, Coho Salmon, Chum Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Lahotan Cutthroat Trout. Next up going to try it for Bonefish in Hawaii. Thanks for a great fly! It's my "confidence fly" in saltwater.

No fish caught.....,...?

awesome footage!!! would love to throw a cotton cordel out there.....

Wow thats amazing!

THIS IS 💯 EPIC 👌👍👌👍

So you're fishing on the beach during this blitz... what lure or fly would you use?

Very nice looking!

Awesome fly ,I love the way Bob takes his time and shows us newbys how to tie it

What a gem. Thanks for sharing.

Brilliant. A classic. Still works today. I was using a Marryat reel and caught a large fish. A fisherman came over and asked tosee the fly. After looking at the fly he noticed the reel and said "that was a good reel in its day." Out of my smart moouth popped - "Good thing the fish don't know what year this is." Same for the Clouser Minnow - a classic that works. I like it in yellow slow and deep for Fall run Brown Trout. Thanks for the tying instructions.

What an amazing teacher. I learned a lot from this. Thank you!

A friend of mine was at a Fly fishing show a few years back now. There is Bob tying his fly. Suddenly this guy gets up and says "That's not how you tie a Clousers Minnow!!!" ......sigh some people.

I love that this is preserved on video for posterity, thanks!

Great video and lovely to see the originator tying one if his own famous patterns for posterity.

Awesome, some nice little tips there. You get the sense that he has tied a few of these over the years! Lol.

The ultimate pattern.

Fish for life! But isn't every fly that he ties called a Clouser? 😉

in boy scout lashing class...we were taught that the "helicoptering" around the eyes was called "frapping" ... fun word, good old days about 40 years ago lol.

Wow a masterclass from the master , as of today ill be tying this minnow correctly after all these years doing it wrong lol , many thanks Bob : )

wonder how many people have caught there first whatever on a Clouser deep minnow? millions I would guess

The first bass I ever caught fly fishing was on a Clouser minnow. It wasn't very big but one of my most memorable.

👍👍👍👍☕☕☕

God bless this man.

The Lord of the Fly. Thank you to a true gentleman.