A few weeks ago I was looking for a small minnow pattern and thought of the Cypert minnow but they seem to be a little bulkier and more heavy than I wanted in a fly so I started experimenting and this is the fly I came up with. It's probably not original but it's worked really well on small bass and perch for me in the past few weeks:
This first one is the pattern I've had the most luck with, it is a bit chunky but the fish like it, tied on a #10 hook:
I got some narrower mylar tubing and tied a few on #12 hooks:
I use foam tubing for the eyes, this helps it to sink slowly which is what I wanted for fishing the skinny 2-3' deep water I'm usually working. The core braid gives a nice color to the
mid-section of the fly that shows through the mylar.
I like throwing this fly about 18" below a hopper pattern like this:
Hope you like the pattern.