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Back Country Clouser

Baitfish · Redfish · Snook · Sea Trout · Tarpon · Jack · Intermediate · 1 version

Classic Recipe

• Hook salt-safe straight-eye (Mustad 34007 / TMC 811S), 1-2
• Thread white or tan 210 denier flat-waxed nylon

Materials

• Eyes Bead-chain or extra-small brass dumbbell (for skinny water) (1 pair)
• Belly White bucktail (1 clump)
• Flash Gold or pearl Krystal Flash (few strands)
• Back Tan or tan/brown bucktail (mud-minnow colours) (1 clump)

How to tie it

1. Lay a thread base and lash bead-chain or small brass eyes on top of the shank about one-third back with figure-eight wraps so the fly rides hook-up, the light eyes keep it from diving into the mud in inches of water.
2. Tie in a white bucktail belly in front of the eyes, about two hook lengths, and wrap it back under and behind the eyes.
3. Add a few strands of Krystal Flash.
4. Invert the hook and tie in a tan (or tan-over-brown) bucktail back, matching length, to imitate a mud minnow or killifish.
5. Build a smooth tapered thread head and whip finish, cement.

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