Patterns

Deer-hair Caddis

HOOK:

Mustad 94840, #12 - #16.

THREAD:

Olive 6/0

HACKLE:

Blue dun, palmered. A bit undersized.

BODY:

Hare-line brand olive dubbing fur (Hare-line color #34)

WING:

Natural dun deer hair.

Free living, builds no case. Olive body mottled wing. Inhabits and emerges from fast water; dives to lay eggs then drifts back to surface.

PRESENTATION:
Drift over riffles and rough runs below riffles. Use short casts.

Use when trout are making splashy rises.

Good evening fly. Most effective in May, June and July.

TYING TIPS:
Dub the body with a fat taper.

Wind (palmer) the hackle in close turns to the front. Use lots of hackle. The smoky color of the hackle represents motion more then it imitates the insects legs. Counterwind the palmered hackle with tying thread to keep hackle from breaking.

A gray or dun-color alternative to the Troth Elk-hair Caddis

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