Tying an Elk Hair Caddis
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Uploaded by tightlinevideo on Sep 27, 2008
How to tie a tan elk hair caddis fly. Simple, easy to follow instructions and professionally shot video make this a must view.
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Well made video, thanks for the information the DHC is one of my favorites!
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As a long-time tier, I can't imagine using wire if you're not using it to secure the hackle. If you're not using it for that, it's just adding weight to the fly. The fish don't care that you used gold wire....I'd suggest finding another dozen videos and watch them - although this one was made very well, this isn't the proper way to wrap the fly if you want it to last, IMHO.
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Well why dont you wrap the wire after the hackle. It adds much more durability to the fly.
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Any hackle suggestions?
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well it can,t be an elk hair caddis if it doesn't use elk hair
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Thanks for the video, really nice tying
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nice bug i tied one with your vid and it went good cant wait to get it wet.... i meen get it dry?
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I absolutely understand and appreciate your comments and I can't argue on any of the points. That said, I don't ever recall having a hackle break on an elk hair caddis so my reason for using the gold wire has nothing to do with durability. I do think it adds just a little bit of flash which most dry fly patterns lack. I have tried using fine gold tinsel to reduce weight, but the ultra fine wire just seems to work better.
tightlinevideo 1 year ago
As I've said before, I used to wrap the tinsel after the hackle but stopped doing that a while ago because it took longer and for me it didn't really help with durability.
tightlinevideo 1 year ago
Personally, I like Whiting Farms hackle but any quality brand will do. I'm using a natural dun color here.
tightlinevideo 1 year ago
That's actually the way I learned to tie the elk hair caddis but started doing it this way because it's a bit faster and haven't found any problem with durability. I do like the flash and segmentation the tinsel/wire provides.
tightlinevideo 3 years ago