DNA Clouser (SPARSE VERSION)


Hook: Mustad C70 SD
Size:4 #
Thread: Dyneema
Eyes: Real eyes 5/32 Yellow and Black
Tail materials: DNA Holofusion White and DNA Frosty Fish Fibre Dark Olive
Other Items - fulling mill super glue

This is a fly must have been my No 1 Fish catcher in 2006 I must have had over 150 Bass on this pattern tied in these colours. Not only is it effective but it is very easy to tie. Mackerel go crazy for this pattern as do Bass and Pollack. It is a very realistic sandeel pattern and also extremely hard wearing. This particular method of tying could easily be applied to bonefish flies also as the Hofusion doubles up as body and wing. How useful is that!
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Step 1

Tie in White or Polar Holofusion in at the shank in the same manner as a tail




Step 2

Apply Fulling Mill Super Glue to the shank in then add a couple of twists to the Holofusion and wind back up the shank then secure down with a few wraps of Dyneema.



Step 3

Now wind the thread back into position and tie in the eyes . This is a great way to tie in the eyes as the body provides a snugg base for the eyes hense they are unlikely to twist



Step 4

Reverse the Holofusion back and add a couple of wraps to secure into position. Please note that when I tied this fly I used a very long length of material this was rather wasteful.




Step 5

Add a sparce overwing of Dark Olive DNA Frosty Fish Fibres ,Trim ,whip finish. Add superglue or head cement.



Trim the fly to size and Taperize useing Taperizing scissors or a decent pair of sharp scissors

Here are a few straight out of the box . I had to remove the loop knots for the pictures!

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Nice one Oz.

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Nice easy clouser pattern fella.

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Nice pattern Barri,

Also nice Snowbee Waldron

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What is the main difference between a Clouser and a Crazy Charlie? As far i can see it's the two coloured wing on the Clouser whereas the Charlie's wing contains only one colour.

The wing on a charlie is much shorter. Also the charlie usually has a body of tinsel overwrapped with mono. The traditional tying of a clouser has a section of wing tied both above and below the hookshank (See here ), whereas the charlie only has the wing tied in on one side (originally this was a pair of hackle tips, not calf tail). You could argue that this fly is a charlie variant, but the length of the wing suggests clouser to me.

On a historical note the crazy charlie was a name given in an Orvis catalogue. The originator named the fly 'Nasty Charlie' after the guide he was using kept saying that the fly was 'nasty' as a reference to it's effectiveness when other patterns were failing to catch.

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Ok, so the fly above maybe should be called 'Crazy DNA Clouser'.... or maybe not...

I can live with that !!

I like it cheers !!

Some names just stick

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I really like the fly, don't get me wrong. No disrespect whatsoever intended.
I tie my crazies with something called lazer wrap so I'm not exactly what you call a textbook tyer.

No Worries

I like the name from now on its gonna be a Crazy DNA sparse Clouser Olive and white. Or is that a bit too long ??

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