Last Chance Cripple Baetis

Here is the fly pattern sheet for the Last Chance Cripple Baetis fly.

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Materials

Hook:

Daiichi 1100, 1180, TMC 100 #16 – 20

Thread:

8/0 Uni or 16/0 Veevus olive dun

Tail:

2 strands Wood Duck

Shuck:

Brown or rust Antron 

Body:

Brown goose biot

Thorax:

Superfine dubbing, gray/olive

Wing:

2 CDC medium dun feathers

Hackle:

Medium dun grizzly

Directions:

  1. Attach thread to hook behind hook eye and wind backwards about halfway.
  2. Tie in Wood Duck and hold upwards and on top of hook while continuing to wrap thread just past hook bend.
  3. Tie in sparse amount of shuck, about the length of hook gape.
  4. Tie in biot with furl up and wind forward until 2/3 point.
  5. Tie in CDC wing material, allowing materials to extend over hook eye. Cut rear section and leave small tuft.
  6. Tie in hackle.
  7. Dub thorax and continue in front of CDC wing, ending thread behind eye.
  8. Wrap hackle with 3 wraps behind wing, lift wing material up and place 2 wraps in front. Tie off hackle and cut excess.
  9. Whip finish.
  10. Trim hackle bottom even with hook point to allow low profile in water.

The Last Chance Cripple – Baetis is a variation of the Quigley Cripple fly pattern, using a CDC wing instead of deer hair. Another creative fly pattern from Rene’ Harrop.

Personal tying notes:

  • I used 8/0 thread for size 16 and 18 flies; 16/0 for size 20
  • I used Rusty Spinner turkey biots.