Clouser Minnow - Chartreuse/White

Clouser Minnow – Chartreuse/White

The Clouser Minnow is one of the most effective and widely used streamer patterns in fly fishing — a design so versatile and productive that it has proven itself on virtually every gamefish species that eats baitfish. Developed by Bob Clouser, the pattern’s dumbbell eyes create a distinctive head-down, jigging action that imitates a fleeing or injured baitfish with uncanny effectiveness. Our variation is tied on heavy saltwater hooks for durability and strength, making it equally at home chasing bass and pike in freshwater or targeting inshore saltwater species. The chartreuse and white color combination is one of the most proven baitfish color schemes in fly fishing — high-visibility, natural, and effective across a wide range of water conditions.

Pattern Details

• Style: Dumbbell-eye streamer / baitfish imitation
• Wing: Chartreuse over white bucktail — high-visibility baitfish color combination effective in a wide range of water conditions
• Eyes: Dumbbell eyes — create a head-down jigging action that imitates a fleeing or injured baitfish
• Hook: Heavy saltwater hook — built for strength and durability in both fresh and saltwater applications
• Best water: Rivers, lakes, estuaries, and inshore saltwater — effective wherever baitfish are present
• Target species: Bass, pike, and inshore saltwater species
• Techniques: Stripped with a fast, erratic retrieve to imitate a fleeing baitfish; paused to let the fly sink and jig on the drop; swung through current in rivers
• Sizes available: #1, #2

One of the most proven baitfish patterns ever tied — the Chartreuse/White Clouser Minnow delivers the jigging action and high-visibility profile that triggers explosive strikes from bass, pike, and inshore saltwater species in virtually any water type.