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The Clouserish

Not quite: Very inspired by the Clouser style as well as the Thunder Creek, but not tied quite as any of the originals. The Clouser-ish will still go in the Clouser Deep Minnow category, and as all these flies it's an excellent and easy-to-tie fly.
See how to go about it here.

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Clouser Deep Minnow

Bucktail: Only a few patterns are as generally useful and widespread as the Clouser Deep Minnow. Only a few patterns have their own entry in Wikipedia, but the Clouser Deep Minnow is up there with the Woolly Bugger, the Muddler Minnow, Grey Ghost, Royal Coachman, Diawl Bach and a few others.
Read about this simple but ingenious flly

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Carrie Challenge II

Streamers: Back in 2002 a bunch of guys on the streamers@ mailing list decided to tie some flies "in the hand" without the benefit of a vise. This year a new crop took up the challenge with a different fly - Carrie's Favorite - and tackled the Look Ma, No Vise challange.
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Chinos!

Prey: Colombian Carlos Heinsohn ties a neat baitfish pattern made of synthetic fibers. It's a tough fly with nice movement designed for any predator which feeds on smaller fish. The pattern is more a tying principle than a specific pattern.
See lots of examples here.

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Zoo Cougar

Grrrrr: Kelly Galloup's Zoo Cougar is a pattern with some years on its back, but Martin recently discovered and started tying this staple big trout streamer. Large fly, goudy colors, deer hair! Just his kind of fly.
Follow the story here and see Galloup tying the fly on video.

Zoo Cougar

Type Streamer

Originator
Kelly Galloup

Difficulty
Medium

Materials

Hook Long shank, down eye streamer size 2-1/0
Thread Olive 6/0
Tail Olive Chickabou or marabou
Body Silver braid
Underwing While bucktail
Wing Two straight mallard flank feathers
Collar/head Olive deehair, spun

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