See more ideas about Caddis, Caddis flies, Fly tying. Note the method to tie in the elk hair. The Elk Hair Caddis is a trout fly designed to imitate emerging caddisflies or egg laying caddisflies.

33- Black 37- Medium Dun 48- Natural It was designed by Al Troth. If you love fly fishing and want to save money by making your own flies, start with a caddis fly. You can find flies in all sorts of different colors and sizes, but the domination of the fly still remains strong.

The Elk Hair Caddis fly has been altered and changed since its first appearance in the fly fishing community. Elk Hair Caddis Pattern Description: The Elk Hair Caddis brings us into the world of dry flies.

The Elk Hair caddis comes in many different colors and sizes to imitate many different species of caddisfly.

Elk Hair Caddis Variety. You can also swap out the brown peacock for olive to match your local caddis colors. John Gierach explains the materials he uses to create the original Elk Hair Caddis.

Originally tied to imitate the Green Caddis hatch, the Elk Hair Caddis has since been tied in a variety of wing, hackle and body colors to simulate different caddis and small stoneflies. The body taper and diameter, the hackle size and density and the length and density of the wing are

Dries are more proportion dependent than nymphs as the proportions affect the way the fly sits on the water. Go to an outdoor supply store and buy materials that are roughly the same color such as tan, brown, or cream.

Great for Stimulators, Humpies, and the classic hair for the Troth Elk Hair Caddis.

To help the fly float, use thick elk hair. Mix and match the colors. For a hook he uses the Mustad 94840 ranging from sizes 12-18. Golden badger is a great hackle color, but brown, coachman brown, pale water dun, rusty brown and a number of others will work just as well. Materials.

This is possibly the best caddis fly pattern for grayling and trout fishing around the world. Codes & Colors BE-02 = 2x3 Cut BE-03 = 3x4 Cut BE-06 = 6x6 Cut (48 & 49 only) 4-Olive 12-Yellow 23-Brown 31-Red 32-Orange. Sep 7, 2013 - Caddis dry fly patterns. Elk Hair Caddis Black is buoyant, visible, and fishy - one of those fishing flies every angler should have in a variety of sizes and colors.