Clouser Minnow - Grey/White

Clouser Minnow – Grey/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 targeting trout and bass in freshwater or inshore saltwater species. The grey and white color combination is one of the most natural and universally effective baitfish color schemes in fly fishing — a muted, realistic profile that closely imitates the lateral coloration of shad, smelt, and a wide range of common baitfish species.

Pattern Details

• Style: Dumbbell-eye streamer / baitfish imitation
• Wing: Grey over white bucktail — natural, realistic baitfish color combination effective across a wide range of species and water types
• 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: Trout, bass, 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

A natural, realistic baitfish profile in one of the most universally effective color combinations — the Grey/White Clouser Minnow delivers the jigging action and lifelike silhouette that triggers strikes from trout, bass, and inshore saltwater species in virtually any water type.