PTs Retro Caddis Cripple SBS

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One weird looking fly but, per the author, effective for trout on the Madison, so worth a shot. Notional tying sequence.

hook - standard dry #14
thread - Veevus 8/0 tan
shuck - marabou tannish dun
rib - x-small wire gold
body - Ice Dub tan
underwing - Krystal Midge Flash rootbeer
wing - deer hair
hackle - barred cream tips
head - pronghorn

Part 1

Mash barb, start thread, wrap to bend

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Strip off some marabou fibers, measure (shank length), tie in

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Tie in rib

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Dub thread, dub body

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Rib body, helicopter end, cover with thread

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Tie in KF; trim

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Part 2

Clean, stack, measure (tips past bend) a clump of deer hair; trim butts/tie in

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Measure (tips to 1/2 tail) a pair of hackle tips; tie in

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Clean a clump of pronghorn; tie in with 2 soft loops, spin

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Half hitch x 2, SHHAN, trim head

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Regards,
Scott