Fly Tying Tutorial: Tie a Better Elk Hair Caddis by Fly Fish Food

Learn a few cool tricks to tie a better, more durable Elk Hair Caddis
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[@captainkoo]

Brilliant tip in tying the elk hair down

[@robertperman8967]

Very nice. Thanks for the tip!!! Tight lines🐛🐜🕷️!!!!!

[@emilleum48]

Thank you, I have tied a number of ELK HAIR CADDIS in the past, but, I think I am going to change over to the way your FLY was tied, thank you, MSG Leum

[@flyguy1457]

These crush'em in my area. Thanks guys. Keep the videos coming!

[@conleyman00]

nice updates to a classic pattern. like the finishing technique!

[@clipperguysays]

Thank you. I have a few of these that I got with a rod and reel set up... and I tried to tie a few as well. Mine still need some work but were pretty good. This demo was very clear and well done. Fished it for some bluegill... The fish lost their minds... was a ton of fun. THX much.

[@lawrencemcmorrow1950]

Man I’ve been struggling tying this and after watching this video I’m definitely changing it up and going to attempt to replicate this.

[@justinaldrich692]

Love it, another great video by ya'll. Thanks, and keep up the great work. - Justin Aldrich

[@IronSwan73]

Thanks for the new technique

[@gregb8824]

One of the first flies I learned to tie, good memories!

[@flannelflax8078]

good fly to master. my first fly was a wooly bugger

[@irideaduck939]

Nice clean tie ... thanks for the video!

[@FlyFishFood]

Thanks

[@jimholland1592]

Wow! Nicely done 👍

[@RodolfoArechiga]

Awesomeness!

[@shawnbarry3893]

Nice job 🇺🇸

[@madvetwoodworking3576]

Two hook gaps thanks for the tip

[@jasonwalker1959]

solid

[@JWolfy11]

If I don't have black mono thread, could I get away with using 30 or 50denier GSP, 8/0 thread, or 140denier thread? What would you recommend?

[@douglasprechtel8375]

Sorry for the beginner question. You said that you are tying with monofilament thread. What is the difference between that and say Danville 6-0 thread? Can you use this same technique with standard thing thread like 6-0? Thanks

[@FlyFishFood]

If you are going to wrap down and back through the hackle, the mono slips through the hackle barbs and doesn't mat them down like it would with normal thread.

[@douglasprechtel8375]

@@FlyFishFood what size mono do you recommend for size 12 to 14 elk hair Caddis?

[@FlyFishFood]

3X down to 5X depending on what's going on.

[@robertclay5447]

@@FlyFishFood Curious -- which mono thread are you using? I wanna try this pattern - looks good!

[@countryboy4638]

Does the hook need to be barbless???

[@FlyFishFood]

country boy no. But it’s a good idea to pinch the barb

[@RT42069]

Depends on whether you're fishing for keeps or catch/release

[@aboutme473]

should me renamed "bulletproof caddis"

[@alexanderlabbe1160]

That is just an advertisement for the store - though the guy is skilled in selling an fly tying.

[@FlyFishFood]

Alexander Labbé interesting how that works.

[@willdykema]

@@FlyFishFood this is one of the top all time youtube comments, bravo