Curly Tail Clouser

Curly Tail Clouser
Curly Tail Clouser
Type of fly pattern	warmwater saltwater streamer or bucktail
Originator of pattern if known	variation of Bob Clouser’s classic pattern
Tied and Submitted by	Okuma
Level of tying experience needed to tie this pattern	Beginner, a fairly simple pattern using basic tying skills
Materials listed in order of tie in:
Hook	Your choice, saltwater hook if there’s a chance it will be used in the salt. Size your choice. Mustad 3366 size 8 here
Thread
Eyes	Beadchain or dumbell eyes. Medium beadchain here tied on top of shank. This fly will ride hook point up. Invert hook in vise so it is hook point up to complete rest of fly.
Tail #1	Tie on Curly Tail. Small size by Wapsi used here
Tail #2	Attach tail material of your choice behind the eyes. White DNA synthetic fiber hair used here.
Body	Micro body braid, color of your choice. Midge diamond braid used here.
Wing	Attach wing material of your choice behind the eyes. Chartreuse DNA synthetic fiber hair used here.
Head	Thread.
Special tying notes	Feel free to vary colors and sizes to suit.
Target species	Largemouth and smallmouth bass and a variety of fish in saltwater
Fishing notes