Elk Hair Caddis

Another caddis pattern, this time a classic one developed by Al Troth and presented by Peter Gathercole in his book 'The Fly-Tying Bible'. The wing is made by a bunch of elk hock hair that has been bleached to a light tan. You can make the abdomen of dark hare's or squirrel fur but you can also combine the hair with some antron. Depending on the colour of the fly I used brown and grizzly hackles winded palmered backwards from the eye to the bend of the hook. I secured the hackle with some silver tinsel in the opposite direction. Make the wing by a bunch of elk hair. I tied it on hooks size 10-14.