Olive Elk Hair Caddis (Dun)
A dun fly imitating Hydropsyche, fished in April, May, June, July, August, September across the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest, Southwest.
Open in Hatch Matcher →Quick facts
- Stage: Dun
- Imitates: Hydropsyche
- Hook sizes: #14, #16, #18
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Water temp: 48–68°F
- Water types: Freestone, Spring Creek, Tailwater
- Best months: April, May, June, July, August, September
- Regions: Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest, Southwest
- Target species: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
How to tie the Olive Elk Hair Caddis (Dun)
Hook: Tiemco TMC 100, sizes 14-18
Thread: Uni 8/0 Olive
Materials
- Hook: Tiemco TMC 100, #14-18
- Thread: Uni 8/0 Olive
- Body: Olive dubbing
- Rib: Fine copper wire
- Hackle: Brown saddle hackle (palmered)
- Wing: Bleached or natural elk hair
Tying steps
- Mount hook. Tie in brown saddle hackle at bend.
- Tie in copper wire.
- Dub olive body from bend to 3/4.
- Palmer hackle in 5 open turns.
- Counter-rib copper wire, tie off.
- Tie in elk hair wing, trim butts, whip finish.