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 intricate details or because it is the most attractively tied fly. It’s because ...

Invented by legendary fly angler Bob Clouser in the late 1980s, the pattern quickly proved it had far more uses than originally intended. Clouser created the pattern to target smallmouth bass on ...

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.

This bass fell victim to a well-placed clouser minnow in the sticks. Dac Collins. I tend to use streamers and other subsurface flies more often because of their versatility. You can adjust the depth ...