BaitfishbeginnerFlorida Keys & South Florida
Clouser Deep Minnow
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Available Sizes#2 - #1/0
Color Variations
Chartreuse/WhiteOlive/WhiteTan/WhiteAll White
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Forgotten Coast Fly Co.
Matched on Florida Keys & South Florida, baitfish flies, redfish. Florida Panhandle and Gulf Coast shop lead for inshore saltwater patterns.
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Salty Fly Tying
Matched on Florida Keys & South Florida, baitfish flies, redfish. Drew Chicone's saltwater tying catalog and learning hub, strongest for saltwater pattern validation.
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Fulling Mill Flies
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Orvis Fly Catalog
Matched on baitfish flies, redfish, clouser. Broad retail catalog for standard trout, warmwater, salmon/steelhead, and saltwater patterns.
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Sight Cast Fishing Co.
Matched on baitfish flies, redfish, baitfish. Texas and Gulf Coast saltwater catalog focused on redfish and inshore sight-fishing.
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Visit sourceBob Clouser tied the first one for smallmouth bass in the Susquehanna River, and it promptly caught everything else on earth. In the Keys, the Clouser Deep Minnow is the utility player -- it catches bonefish on the flats, snook in the mangroves, jacks in the channels, and barracuda everywhere else. The lead eyes make it sink and swim in a jigging motion that fish interpret as 'wounded and available.' If you brought one fly to the Keys, you would be a fool, but it would be this one.
Quick Facts
TypeBaitfish
Difficultybeginner
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Target SpeciesSnook, Jack Crevalle, Barracuda, Redfish, Mutton Snapper
Sizes#2 - #1/0
Best LocationsKey West Harbor, FL; Biscayne Bay, FL; Everglades Backcountry, FL
Where to Fish It
Key West Harbor
FL · Bridges
Biscayne Bay
FL · Channels
Everglades Backcountry
FL · Backcountry
Map unavailable. Locations for Clouser Deep Minnow: Key West Harbor, FL; Biscayne Bay, FL; Everglades Backcountry, FL
Related Reading
species science
The Grey Ghost: Bonefish Biology and Behavior
Bonefish appear as shadows on the flat, eat with the subtlety of a vacuum cleaner, and run like they've been personally offended by your hook. Their biology — from tidal feeding patterns to crushing pharyngeal plates — explains every frustrating refusal and every screaming run.
technique
Casting in the Wind: A Saltwater Caster's Guide
Wind is the defining challenge of saltwater fly fishing. It blows every day on the flats, and it doesn't care about your presentation. The anglers who catch fish consistently aren't the ones who wait for calm — they're the ones who've learned to cast through, under, and around the wind with techniques that turn the breeze from enemy to ally.
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