Caddis Patterns: Deer Hair or Cow Elk Hair?

[Longs for Cutts]

They still make this stuff? Haven't seen any in the shops in my area for years now.

Prefer Elk but deer is easier to find in the right size, color, etc., so it is used more often. Definitely feel that Elk has better floatation, but have never tried to test the idea empirically.

MFC's fly tying materials haven't made as many inroads as their flies. Really Congo Hair or the standard or trigger point EP fibers are basically the same. I just design bugs for MFC and have to represent.