The Bleeding Gills Clouser Tube Fly drives Salmon of all sorts wild, it absolutely “flings a craven on them!” Jay Nicholas discusses the merits of tube clousers, colors combos for baitfish, and adding a red spot for bleeding gills on your Clouser Minnows.
Bleeding Gills Clouser Minnow
Tube: Pro Tube Flexi Tube 40/40
Thread: Ultra Thread U140 White
Eyes: Painted lead Eyes Large
Belly: DNA Holo Fusion White
Gills: Chinese Red Uni-Yarn
Dorsal/Wing: Blue, Forest Green and Red Bucktail
Topping/Back: Mixed Colors Krystal Flash
That’s a cool little pattern! I need to experiment with some tubes.