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Clouser CrayfishCrustaceanintermediate

Gulf Coast & Emerald Coast

Clouser Crayfish

$6.95

Available Sizes#2 - #6
Color Variations
Olive/OrangeBrown/OrangeRustTan

Bob Clouser apparently was not content with inventing the most versatile baitfish fly in history. He had to make a crayfish too. This lead-eyed crawdad imitation bounces along the bottom with the erratic backward-scooting motion of the real thing, which is to say, the motion of something that knows it is about to become lunch. Largemouth bass in brackish marshes eat it like it owes them money.

Quick Facts

TypeCrustacean
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall
Target SpeciesLargemouth Bass, Redfish, Black Drum, Flounder
Sizes#2 - #6
Best LocationsLafitte, LA; Galveston Bay, TX; Mobile Bay, AL

Where to Fish It

Lafitte

LA · Brackish Marsh

Galveston Bay

TX · Brackish Bay

Mobile Bay

AL · Brackish Marsh

Map unavailable. Locations for Clouser Crayfish: Lafitte, LA; Galveston Bay, TX; Mobile Bay, AL

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