Tying the Bleached Elk Hair Caddis

What You Need Hook: Dai-Riki #305 12-16 Thread: 8/0 white Body: White antron dubbing Hackle: Grizzly dyed brown Wing: Bleached Elk Hair
	Start by dressing your hook shank from the eye back to just past the point of the hook.
	Tie in your hackle at the bend of the hook.
	Apply dubbing to your thread and dress the body of the fly stopping about an eyes width from the eye of the hook.
	Palmer the hack forward towards the eye of the hook and tie off.
	Stack the Elk hair in your stacker and apply the wings to the fly. Start with 2-3 loose wraps of the thread and then tighten. This will help to secure the hairs in place. The wing should be the same length as the hook shank. Build a small thread damn in front of the hair, and tie off. Trim the butt ends to create the the head of the fly. Add some head cement to strengthen the head.

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