White Top Deer Hair Caddis
Notes: This fly is simply a modification from Al Troth’s “Elk Hair Caddis.” It was developed out of a need to present a darker, more mottled appearing wing than elk hair provided. But a problem arose in that the fly's darker wing was difficult to see in bright light, so a friend, Stu Garrison, and I came up with the idea of placing lighter colored hair over the darker natural deer. We tried various colors, but found that white was the most visible to different fishermen in various circumstances. Of course the body and hackle color can be changed to more closely match the natural. The real bonus this fly supplies over an Elk Hair Caddis is the wing being a bit more mottled as well as being visible in both dark shadowed as well as brightly lit situations.