Few flies are as ubiquitously potent as the Clouser Minnow. Invented by legendary fly angler Bob Clouser in the late 1980s, the pattern quickly proved it had far more uses than originally intended.

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.

The Clouser Minnow is like the Swiss Army knife of flies for smallmouth bass—it does it all. In chartreuse and white, it mimics a wounded baitfish when stripped back with little pauses, and bass ...

I’m a dry-fly guide. It’s a choice. Dry flies are my favorite way to fly fish. But, if I could only have one fly to fish for the rest of my life it would be a Clouser. I pick a Clouser, not for its ...

2. Slow Your Retrieve to Catch More Bass Many of the people I take smallmouth fishing for the first time strip flies at Daytona 500 speeds and get frustrated when a bass follows but never commits.

“What a huge fish,” Capilupo texted back. “Great catch.” He caught the Illinois record smallmouth late night on Oct. 14, 2019, at Monroe Harbor on a Z-man Ned rig (California craw).

CUTLINE; Above left, a bass was fooled into striking a Clouser streamer, and below, Jay holds an 181#x2044;2-inch; smallmouth. John Weiss/Post-Bulletin May 29, 2003 at 4:00 AM Share Share this article ...

1. Clouser Minnow If you were only allowed one fly in your collection, make it the Clouser Minnow in chartreuse and white. It's a classic for a reason, and that reason is it flat out catches fish.