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Elk Hair Caddis — Fly Tying Pattern & Recipe

Elk Hair Caddis

May 15, 2025

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More bouyant than an X Caddis but a bit more tedious to tie and find the right hackle for. Definitely catches fish

Where I fish it

rivers lakes

Target species

Cutthroat Trout Rainbow Trout Brown Trout

Recipe

5 minutes

Thread: 70 Denier Black

Hackle: Neck Hackle

Body: Dubbing

Wing: Elk Hair

Step 1

Step 1

Tie in a hackle and make a slightly tapered thread body

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Found in these boxes

Western Canada Trout Lakes

West Alberta and Interior BC Rivers