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Clouser Minnow - 10/10/2009 12:23:16 PM

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I am new to fly fishing and would like to know if dry flies work on the steelhead. Also did anyone ever use the clouser minnow for steelhead? I use it for bass but wondered how about steelhead. Any help would be greatly appretiated.

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RE: Clouser Minnow - 10/10/2009 1:33:51 PM

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Clousers will work. I have never used a dry fly for steelhead but am sure others have. Swinging wets will also work.

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RE: Clouser Minnow - 10/10/2009 3:28:59 PM

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Never had much luck with the traditional bucktail clousers. I do however like using clouser style streamers tied with synthetic materials. Materials such as Baitfish Emulator Flash, DNA Holo Fusion, Slinky Fiber, and Ice Fur/Ice Wing.

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RE: Clouser Minnow - 10/10/2009 4:12:42 PM

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I should have been more specific in regard to the clouser. I also use synthetic material and tye them not quite as sparse as a regular clouser. The primary color would be blue, followed by olive green.

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RE: Clouser Minnow - 10/10/2009 9:11:42 PM

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An all white Clouser with just a little of crystal flash and a Clouser with a chartruce top with a white belly got me a few fish. Used it in deeper holes.

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RE: Clouser Minnow - 10/14/2009 9:58:37 AM

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I witnessed steelhead rising last Spring on the Rocky River. They were the jacks who kept getting chased away from the females. I couldn't tell what they were taking though. There was a small caddis hatch coming off. My attempts to use EHC, stimulator, adams irresistable didn't get a take that day. I did catch a couple on caddis larva fly, down deep above the risers.

I have used the Clouser minnow with success in Ohio and PA. Some of the same pattern colors as mentioned above. I will add, try pink top with white body during sunny winter days. This has turned on a few fish when other flies did not. I also find the Clouser to work well in faster turbulent water or runs. I use a zonker in the medium to slower water with more success than Clouser minnows. (not trying to knock the fly here, Clousers are a great versatile fly)

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RE: Clouser Minnow - 10/14/2009 10:12:07 AM

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Use tham all the time.

White, then gold flashabou then olive then a couple strands of dark brown.

Tie the whole thing sparse as you can, then tie it more sparse.

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RE: Clouser Minnow - 10/14/2009 10:33:22 AM

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RE: Clouser Minnow - 10/14/2009 10:49:38 AM

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You bought that fish at wholeys.

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RE: Clouser Minnow - 10/14/2009 11:14:43 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: D-nymph

You bought that fish at wholeys.

shlt no
i don't buy anything

I took that picture in the store

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RE: Clouser Minnow - 10/14/2009 6:02:06 PM

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What size are the clousers to use for steelhead?

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RE: Clouser Minnow - 10/25/2009 7:31:30 AM

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Tied up a doz. cool clousers. Do any of you fellas dead drift them...under a float, or is it primarily a swing fly?

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RE: Clouser Minnow - 10/26/2009 9:08:15 AM

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I catch them dead drifting too. I swing/ deaddrift about 50 to 50. I almost always have an egg out front and clouser as dropper to appear as baitfish chasing the egg when dead drifting.

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