PTs Retro Caddis Cripple SBS

One weird looking fly but, [b]per the author[/b], 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

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

Tie in rib

Dub thread, dub body

Rib body, helicopter end, cover with thread

Tie in KF; trim

Part 2

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

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

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

Half hitch x 2, SHHAN, trim head

Regards,
Scott