ɹˈɪtʃ dʒˈiːʃuːbəl sˈɛd ɪnðə bˈʊk ɡɹˈeɪt fˈɪʃɪŋ ɪn lˈeɪk ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ ænd tɹˈɪbjuːtˌɛɹiz ðætðə lˈɪɾəl klˈiːoʊ wʌz ɐmˈʌŋ ðə "mˈoʊst pˈɑːpjʊlɚ" lˈʊɹz ɪnðə ɹˈiːdʒən, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ, "æz fɚðə lˈɪɾəl klɪˈoʊz, juː wɪl sˈiː ðˌɛm fˈɪʃt wˌɛɹ ˈæŋɡlɚz hæv ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ kˌɑːnsəntɹˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈæmən swˈɪmɪŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd ɪn ɐ pˈɑːkɪt ʌv wˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪn ɐ nˈɑːnsnˈætʃɪŋ sˈɛkʃən sˈʌtʃ ɐz bᵻnˌiːθ ðə pˈaʊɚ plˈænt ɪnðɪ ɑːswˈiːɡoʊ ɹˈɪvɚ.
Rich Giessuebel said in the book Great Fishing in Lake Ontario & Tributaries that the Little Cleo was among the "most popular" lures in the region, writing, "As for the Little Cleos, you will see them fished where anglers have a large concentration of salmon swimming around in a pocket of water in a non-snatching section (such as beneath the power plant in the Oswego River).