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  • All 16 flies in the Elk Hair Caddis Sampler: four each of brown, olive, black and tan Elk Hair Caddis
  • Elk Hair Caddis
  • Elk hair caddis brown fly on a pale studio background
  • Black Elk Hair Caddis single fly on a pale gray background
  • Tan Elk Hair Caddis single fly on a pale gray background
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Elk Hair Caddis Sampler — 16 Flies

Elk Hair Caddis Sampler — 16 Flies

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16 Elk Hair Caddis in four colors and sizes #14–18. Brown, Olive, Black and tan in eight color-and-size combinations, with two of each. Keep a familiar dry-fly pattern on the water while adjusting size, color and presentation to the insects trout are taking.

What’s included — 16 flies

Pattern Color Size Flies
Elk Hair Caddis Brown #14 2
Elk Hair Caddis Brown #16 2
Elk Hair Caddis Olive #16 2
Elk Hair Caddis Olive #18 2
Elk Hair Caddis Black #16 2
Elk Hair Caddis Black #18 2
Elk Hair Caddis Tan #14 2
Elk Hair Caddis Tan #18 2
Total flies 16

When to fish it

Fish this sampler when you can see trout taking adult caddis on the surface, or use a single dry to prospect a promising current seam or pocket. Watch more than one rise: a splash alone can also come from fish chasing emerging insects below the surface. Match the feeding stage as well as the insect.

How to fish it

  • Begin with a natural drift: Use a floating line, a 9-foot 5X leader and about 18 inches of 5X tippet. Match the visible adults, or start a short prospecting trial with Brown #16. Cast upstream of the feeding lane with a little slack, then follow the fly without pulling a wake. Shorten the cast or mend early when different currents start dragging it.
  • Try a controlled skate: When adult caddis are moving across the surface and fish pursue them, try a short cast with a larger #14 fly on 4X. Raise the rod to keep excess line off conflicting currents and guide a small, deliberate wake. Vary the movement, pause, or return to a dead drift if trout refuse it.
  • Choose size, then color: Compare the fly with the natural insect’s body rather than its hair wing. Olive and Black both offer #16 and #18 for a simple size comparison. Dry or replace a soaked fly before changing patterns. If feeding stays below the surface, switch to a suitable pupa or emerger instead of continuing to fish an adult dry.
Overhead diagram: a Brown #16 Elk Hair Caddis cast up and across, landing about 2 ft above a feeding trout with slack in the tippet and the fly line kept out of the fish's lane.
Dead-drift a single dry. Floating line → 9 ft 5X leader → triple surgeon’s knot → 18 in of 5X tippet → Elk Hair Caddis, Brown #16. About 10 ft 6 in, no indicator or weight. Not to scale; tap to enlarge.
Overhead diagram: a caddis dry cast across and slightly downstream with the rod tip raised, moved 6 to 12 in to make a small wake, then paused.
Skate a caddis on purpose. Floating line → 7 ft 6 in 4X leader → triple surgeon’s knot → 18 in of 4X tippet → Elk Hair Caddis, tan #14. Move it 6–12 in, then pause. Not to scale; tap to enlarge.

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