Caddis dry
Elk Hair Caddis
Durable small-stream caddis
Brook trout · Trout · GraylingSurface
A buoyant, durable caddis dry that rides broken pocket water where more delicate patterns sink. Essential for brook trout streams — skitter it, twitch it, or dead-drift it.
Fish this when
Caddis activity, riffles, glides, summer evenings, any time brook trout are rising in broken water. Tan and olive cover most situations.
Why it works
Elk hair flares to form a natural wing profile while providing the buoyancy to ride turbulent water. Brook trout rarely refuse a well-presented EHC in a caddis-rich stream.
Naturals it imitates
adult caddis
sedge
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: low
Included in packs
Small-river dry essentialsSmall-stream dries & attractorsEvening sedgeEvening sedge & driesStonefly & caddis dries