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i was just wondering what would the equal to a elk hair caddis …an the wet fly side of the house

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Sorry, but the question is as unclear as the topic title.

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i hope you meant “equivalent”

if you did then the “equivalent” would be the cdc & elk caadis by hans weilenmann

http://www.danica.com/flytier/hweilenmann/cdcelk.htm

on the wet side would be the diving cdc & elk also by hans weilenmann

http://www.danica.com/flytier/steps/diving_cdcelk/diving_cdcelk.htm

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Lots of different flies represent caddis flies and the elk hair caddis can be tied to mimic many different caddis flies based on size, color, and pattern.

Any soft hackle is plenty close including the various partridge and green, orange, etc… Also a lot of adult caddis literally grab an air bubble and dive to the bootom with it for egg laying…
art

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Norm,
I remember the episode of Fly Tying The Angler Art where they tied Hans’s CDC and Elk. Engerbretson said he knew Hans and had asked him why he called it CDC and Elk when he used deer hair and not Elk hair. Engerbretson said Hans told him, “because it was based on the Elk Hair Caddis, but deer hair worked better for the effect he wanted.” Just some more useless information.

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My wet fly equivalent to the elk hair caddis? Just let the elk hair caddis sink!! I’m serious! Works like a charm.

Best regards, Dave S.

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i always consisdered cdc to be “dry”

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It’s only dry until you sink it, then it’s a wet :slight_smile: I’ve had my caddis dip below the surface at the end of a drift only to get slammed by a fish before I could recast it enough times that I now will often fish it that way on purpose.

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What’s wrong with using it wet?,

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just figured there were like rules to tying wets …lol…i was gonna tye a whole wallet full of just old time wets (pre 1965)…just to see if i could do it …an use the in the spring hatches…just to see if i could …but i wont be doing silk lines …lol

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Wickham’s Fancy

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I think that the Serendipity does a good job imitating an emerging caddis. It may also do a good job as a midge emerger.

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Hi,

I was going to suggest Wickham’s Fancy tied wet (it’s a dry fly originally), but Cold beet me to it. I’ll also suggest an Invicta, which I’ve had luck with during caddis hatches. Finally, a hare’s ear (natural or dyed olive) and hen pheasant (or partridge) with a peacock herl head can be useful too.

  • Jeff
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What’s the wet fly with the peacock body and duck quill wings?