My very first fly - Clouser Minnow

[Griff]

I am new to tying and decided to try a Clouser Minnow for my first fly.

[Troutman]

Looks great! I have caught lots of Smallies with this color of Clouser minnow.
We can't thank Bob Clouser enough for inventing it!

[ttas67]

griff, I think you're taking the same tying class I am in january. what are you doing getting a head start? fly looks great though.

[Griff]

I just got my vise and tools and a few materials in and I couldn't resist.

[Byron Begley]

Griff,

Your Clouser looks great. Good color choice too. Lefty says, "if it aint chartreuse, it aint no use".


Byron

[ttas67]

so did you whip finish that thing or what?

[Griff]

so did you whip finish that thing or what? *

Actually I did, but it took a couple (or 3) tries to get it right.

[David Knapp]

That's a good looking fly, it will catch fish for sure. Beware that the fly tying addiction will balloon just like everything else in fly fishing... 8-)

[ttas67]

I tied a clouser a year ago. couldn't get the hang of the whip finish, so I just tied it off somehow and put a big glob of glue on the end and it held ok. even though it looked pretty good, I never was able to catch a fish on it!

[buckeyetrouter]

AMEN to the whip finish, really hoping they will give us an easy way to do this in the Jan class........

buckeyetrouter