The Improved Clouser Minnow

I am revisisting an old Pattern to try and shed some light on what is an all-time classic an perhaps the most effective fly in History. This is not how it was originally tied but it is how I tie it. This has been a tried a true pattern for well over a decade for me and I hope it will be for you too!
Materials:
Buck Tail
Flashabou
Craft Fur
B10S Stinger hook
Psuedo Eyes
Krystal Flash
Peacock Hurl

[@RoryLynott]

That's one helluva Clouser minna. Kickass.

[@glennplatvoet7111]

Okay nice fly we all need to put some in our box for sure

[@davegardiner6271]

Always good to try variations on traditional. Love it and have started tying a few for the next trip. Cheers from Australia 😊😎

[@LostAngler]

Thank you sir! I never leave home without one!

[@randymatson5710]

Not sure the title should be improved clouser minnow. The OG has caught so many fish I don’t think the improved label is justified. Maybe clouser variation would have been better.

[@patcoyable]

Cool man. I'd like to see the action a lot of these flies produce, there aren't very many videos doing that

[@LostAngler]

I have been wanting to do that too. We have a pool in the neighborhood that would work great but the virus has everything shut down. But I am going to try and do a video that shows the different fly actions in the future and eventually have a clip in each tying video that shows the action of the fly I am going to tie. But to get the footage that I really want I have to be able to get underwater with the flies and I just can't do that right now.

[@patcoyable]

@@LostAngler gotcha. Makes sense. I was thinking like a fish tank, but that wouldn't get the full motions of stripping and stuff

[@charlesw7012]

I'm new to fly tying, & when you make a video you would back the camera up so we came see how you cut craft fur of the material it is own .I have watch a lot of you fly tiers & the cameras are always so close & there are times if you would back camera up a little we could learm more. thank you

[@markrigg6623]

I've got no doubts fish will eat it but the grey material on the wing has flaired way too much for my liking. A clousers defining characteristic is an elongated minnow profile. Tied the way you have I don't think it should be refered to as a clouser, even a variation. Just my opinion.

[@LostAngler]

So when that buck tail hits water it lays down and good bit. And there aren't enough changes or substitutions of materials to call it a different pattern. But I appreciate the critic

[@richieg8432]

Just curious,,where did you get those dumbbell eyes

[@LostAngler]

We order them for the fly shop through Hareline Dubbing