Clouser Minnow - Yellow

Clouser Minnow – Yellow

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. Yellow is a high-visibility attractor color that stands out in a wide range of water conditions — especially effective in off-color water, low light, and wherever fish need a bright, easy-to-find target.

Pattern Details

• Style: Dumbbell-eye streamer / baitfish imitation
• Wing: Yellow bucktail — high-visibility attractor color effective in off-color water and low-light 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 — especially effective in off-color water and low-light conditions
• 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

A proven baitfish pattern in a high-visibility attractor color — the Yellow Clouser Minnow delivers the jigging action and bold profile that triggers explosive strikes from bass, pike, and inshore saltwater species across a wide range of water conditions.