Dry fly · sizes 14–16
White Elk Hair Caddis
Tied for the caddis on the White River
- Imitates
- Caddis
- When
- Apr–May
- Hook
- sizes 14–16
- Tippet
- 5Xrule of three
From$19.50down to $5.50 a fly
A dry fly in sizes 14-16 — tied to order to match the caddis hatch on the White River, for brown trout, and not yet tied.
- Hand tied to order, never bin stock
- Tied on TMC 100 in sizes 14-16
- Matched to the caddis on a specific piece of water
- Floats a small dropper
Tied by @dekasso
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At the vise
- Pattern
- Elk Hair Caddis
- Style
- Dry fly
- Hook
- TMC 100, standard drysizes 14-16
- Thread
- Tan 8/0
Materialsin the order they go on the hook
- BodyHare's ear dubbing, tan
- RibFine gold wire, counter-wrapped
- HackleBrown, palmered and trimmed flush underneath
- WingNatural elk hair, tips to the hook bend
- HeadTrimmed elk butts
On the water
Big, generous Ozark tailwater that rises and falls with the dam and grows brown trout to legend size.
Counter-wrap the rib against the hackle stem and it survives a season instead of a morning. Trim the hackle flat underneath so it sits IN the film rather than on stilts above it.
Dead drift through the riffle, then let it swing and skitter at the end. The swing is often when it gets eaten. White River fish see a lot of flies, and the ones that keep working are the ones tied for the water rather than for the bin.
Tying starts only once an order comes in. Each fly is then tied by hand, one at a time, on the hook listed above — no two identical, and none of them off a machine.
Where and when
- Water
- White River, Ozarks, North Arkansas
- Target
- Brown trout, Rainbow trout, Cutthroat trout
- Water type
- Tailwater
- Also fishes
- Riffled water anywhere in the country. If a box holds one searching dry, it is usually this one.
The caddis on the White River
April and May, in sizes 14–16
Also on this water
- MidgeJan–Feb, Nov–Dec
- SowbugJan–Apr, Oct–Dec
Fished out of Cotter, Mountain Home and Bull Shoals.
What turns up
- Your flies in a slim foam box
- A card with the recipe and the water it was tied for
- Lead time
- Tied to order, usually within a week
- Shipping
- Flat $4 shipping, free over $60
- If it fails
- Fish it. If it falls apart, we replace it.
Make it yourself
Every material this exact fly is tied from, and the tying kit that carries it — not a generic list, this one's.
- BodyHare's ear dubbing, tanNymph and scud bench stock
- RibFine gold wire, counter-wrappedDry-fly bench stock
- HackleBrown, palmered and trimmed flush underneathDry-fly bench stock
- WingNatural elk hair, tips to the hook bendHatch kit — a dozen flies
- HeadTrimmed elk buttsWe don't sell this one
Goes with it
- Caddis tying kitEvery material on the list above, enough for a dozen, with the recipe card. Tie them yourself.$48
- White River airbrushed hatThe same water, hand airbrushed onto a trucker cap.
FLY-WHITERIVER-09
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