Elk Hair

Elk Hair Key Features

• Genuine Veniard Elk Body Hair for fly tying.
• Supplied on a skin patch measuring approximately 7cm x 5cm.
• Heavier and denser than deer hair.
• Widely used for caddis, sedge and Wulff-style fly patterns.
• Suitable for creating hair wings, tails and wing posts.
• Can be stacked to produce a neat, even wing profile.
• Works alongside common materials such as dubbing, hackle and peacock herl.
• Available in Black, Bleached, Brown, Dark Cow, Light Bull, Olive, Orange and Yellow.
• Light Bull - TOP SELLER the choice for traditional caddis and sedge flies.

Elk Body Hair Top Tips

• Remove the softer underfur before tying. A fine comb, dubbing needle or fingers can be used to clean the selected bunch.
• Cut only the amount required for the fly. An oversized bunch can be difficult to control and may create an unnecessarily bulky head.
• Place the cleaned hair tips into a hair stacker when an even caddis wing or tail is required.
• Use controlled thread tension for the first securing turns, then gradually increase the pressure once the hair is positioned.
• Keep the thread wraps close together to prevent the hair twisting around the hook shank.
• Check the wing length before making the final securing wraps. On an Elk Hair Caddis, the wing is commonly tied to extend around the length of the body or slightly beyond, depending on the dressing.
• Trim the waste ends with sharp fly tying scissors to reduce bulk at the head.
• Choose natural shades for imitative caddis and sedge patterns, or Olive, Orange and Yellow when tying recognised variations or more visible attractor flies.
• Natural hair varies, so examine the patch and select fibres with the length, density and stiffness suited to the hook size being tied.
• Avoid pulling the first thread wrap excessively tight, as this may move or flare the hair before it is correctly positioned.

Fishing Flies totie with Elk Hair Fly Tying Fur

• Elk Hair Caddis – the best-known pattern associated with this material, using Elk Hair to form the distinctive swept-back wing.
• Stimulator – Elk Hair may be used for the wing and, depending on the dressing, the tail.
• Royal Wulff – selected Elk Hair may be used in variations requiring strong hair wings or tails.
• Grey Wulff – useful where a firm natural-hair wing or tail is required.
• White Wulff – Bleached Elk Hair can be considered for pale or high-visibility variations.
• Ausable Wulff – a heavily dressed attractor pattern that may incorporate suitable natural hair.
• Hair Wing Duns – Elk Hair can be used to create an upright or divided hair wing.
• Sedge dry flies – natural shades give a convincing roof-style wing and visible surface profile.
• Hopper and terrestrial variations – useful where a durable natural-hair wing is required.
• Attractor dry flies – dyed shades can provide extra visibility or contrast.