Good points Silver. Ever notice that perhaps most elk hair Caddis flies are tied with deer hair??? Even Hans Weilenmann uses deer hair on his CDC and Elk..........
I prefer elk hair for Caddis.
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Good points Silver. Ever notice that perhaps most elk hair Caddis flies are tied with deer hair??? Even Hans Weilenmann uses deer hair on his CDC and Elk..........
I prefer elk hair for Caddis.
Thanks Silver for the excellent instruction and advice. When I went looking for deer hair today I didn't know exactly what I was looking for but none of it looked good for comparaduns when I remembered what Byron's pictures looked like. Your description will definitely help me avoid buying multiple patches of "wrong" hair. Thanks.
Silver,
I have to admit that I tie CDC & Elk with hair that flairs, producing the higher/wider wing profile. Although it may go against the spirit of the original EHC, maybe it 's viewed by the trout as an emerger or possibly a spent wing where the profile would be a bit wider than an adult. Not sure, but they have proven effective throughout a caddis hatch and are a bit easier for me to see.
Regards,
Scott
btw,
nice explanation on do's/don'ts of deer/elk hair