In this video, Jay Nicholas ties a variation of the classic Clouser Minnow using yak hair and a Gamakatsu 60º jig hook.
Used as a baitfish pattern, this fly catches just about anything that swims including stripper, bass, tuna, salmon….
Tie them in different sizes and colors to match your fishery.
Materials:
Hook: Gamakatsu 60º Jig 2/0
Thread: Danville 210D Chartreuse
Eyes: Double Pupil Hot Pink Lg.
Belly: UV Yak Hair White/Pink
Back: UV Yak Hair Chartreuse/Minnow Blue
Collar: Fair Flies 5D Brush Sparse Shrimpy Tan/Pink
Glue: Zap A Gap
Tying just about everything on a jig hook these days. The fish ( stripers, largemouth, and local California “Put & Take” trout don’t notice the extra hook sticking out the front of the fly…