In the late 1980s successful Susquehanna River smallmouth bass guide Bob Clouser came up with a productive fly tied to imitate a baby smallmouth bass known as the Clouser Deep Minnow.

Clouser states fly fishing icon Lefty Kreh caught 86 species of fish on the Clouser Minnow. I asked Bob about his good friend and fellow fly fisherman, Lefty Kreh, and he replied, “Lefty and I ...

The 6 Top Smallmouth Bass Patterns to Cover the Water from Bottom to Top 1. Clouser Minnow If you were only allowed one fly in your collection, make it the Clouser Minnow in chartreuse and white.

Bob Clouser instructs on how to tie his famous Clouser Minnow. (Contributed photo) A faction of eastern fly fishers who hang their hats on smallmouth bass cling to a small set of heroes.

Since Bob tied the first Clouser Minnow in 1985, he and others have proven its value across the globe. For those of you not familiar with the Clouser Minnow, it is a type of fly referred to as a ...