Elk Hair Caddis

Although most of the fly fishing on the Lower Guadalupe River is sub surface, occasionally you be able to fish dry flies. The three most common dry files you will use include Trico spinners, Blue Winged Olives and Caddis.

You can spot Caddis, typically in the late afternoon, bouncing along the surface of the river. Similar to a moth, their beating wings make them look like fluff balls.

Tying Instructions

1. Smash down barband place hook in vise
2. Wrap hook from eye to bend with thread.
3. Above the bend, tie in gold wire and hackle by butt.
4. Dub body from bend to eye.
5. Palmer fly from bend to eye.
6. Cut pinch of elk hair and stack in a hair stacker.
7. Tie in hair above eye.
8. Lift hair butts and wrap several times behind eye.
9. Secure with several half hitches.
10. Clip butts above eye, and cement head.