Put these 25 all-time great fly patterns in your arsenal, ... Muddler Minnow. Target Species: Trout, bass. Key Features: Spun-hair head, gold body.

You're probably already familiar with the standard Muddler Minnow. This fly, which makes just about every fly rodders short list of favorite patterns, is a standard for catching large trout.

Bart-O Minnow: Created by Bart Landwehr of De Pere, this fly is “just a great swimming minnow pattern for big fish,” Gremmer said. The fly features a long tail, including flashabou and peacock ...

In addition to the Clouser Minnow, Clouser also created many other fly patterns that are now used around the globe, including the Half and Half, Clouser Crayfish, Swimming Nymph, Crippled Minnow ...

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 ...

Make room in your fly box for a few mouse flies. Once you experience the thrill of catching a big trout on a 'Mouse,' you'll understand the obsession.

Trolled behind an outboard motor, the fly mimics a darting minnow. The striking Parmachenee Belle is designed to imitate a brook trout’s ivory-edged pelvic fins and reddish underbelly. “It’s the ...

Trolling minnow imitations at Chatfield has been productive for trout. Evergreen and Georgetown Reservoirs are good choices for trout using dough baits, eggs and worms. Up north, Horsetooth ...

Clouser, creater of the Clouser Minnow, stopped guiding in 2009 and now resides in Florida. He was the guest speaker, via Zoom, at the May meeting of Potomac Valley Fly Fishers. Photo by Rick Loose ...