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Elk Hair CaddisDry Flybeginner

Southwest & California

Elk Hair Caddis

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Available Sizes12-18
Color Variations
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Regional shopStrong match

Taos Fly Shop

Matched on Southwest & California, dry flies, trout. New Mexico/Southwest trout shop lead for Rio Grande, San Juan, Pecos, and high desert water.

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AZ Fly Shop

Matched on Southwest & California, dry flies, trout. Arizona and Southwest shop lead for desert trout, bass, canal carp, and warmwater patterns.

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Broad sourceStrong match

Fly Fish Food

Matched on dry flies, trout, caddis. Strong technical tying and trout catalog coverage, especially nymphs, dries, and stillwater flies.

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Big Y Fly Co.

Matched on dry flies, trout, egg. Broad by-type catalog useful for common benchmark patterns and inexpensive backups.

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Regional shopStrong match

Dette Flies

Matched on dry flies, trout, caddis. Catskill lineage fly shop with deep dry-fly, wet-fly, and Northeast trout relevance.

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Some guides carry entire boxes of just this fly. Not because they're lazy — because it works that well.

Quick Facts

TypeDry Fly
Difficultybeginner
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall
Target SpeciesRainbow Trout, Brown Trout
Sizes12-18
Best LocationsMcCloud River, CA; Truckee River, CA; Oak Creek, AZ

Where to Fish It

McCloud River

CA · Freestone River

Truckee River

CA · Freestone River

Oak Creek

AZ · Canyon Stream

Map unavailable. Locations for Elk Hair Caddis: McCloud River, CA; Truckee River, CA; Oak Creek, AZ

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