West Branch Cripple

West Branch Cripple (Sulfur) The West Branch Cripple imitates a sulfur dun emerging from Its nymphal shuck. Hook: Daiichi 1170 or MFC 7000 Size 16-20 Thread:  Yellow 6/0 Tail: Natural Dun CDC trimmed Body: Pheasant Tail Rib: Fine Gold Wire Thorax: Sulfur Yellow Dubbing Wing: Fine Deer Hackle: Light Dun STEP 1: With your Daiichi 1170 in your vice get your yellow 8/0 thread started behind the eye of the hook and wrap back to the tie in point. STEP 2: Tie in a natural dun colored CDC feather by the base of the stem.  Trim the feather so that only a 1/4in stub remains. STEP 3: At the tie in point tie in 6 rusty colored pheasant tail fibers by their tips and a length of fine gold wire.  Wrap your thread 2/3 the way back up the shank. STEP 4:  Wrap the pheasant tail fibers up to your thread and tie them off.  Rib the pheasant tail with your copper wire. STEP 5:  Dub a ball of yellow dry fly dubbing directly in front of the pheasant tail body.  This will imitate the sulfur struggling to get out of its nymphal shuck. STEP 6: Tie in a clump of fine deer hair with the tips facing forward.  Clip the butts short.  STEP 7: Inside the “V” created by the deer hair tie in an appropriate sized light dun dry fly hackle.  Wrap the hackle 3 times and tie off.  Advance your thread to the hook eye.  Whip finish and cut the thread.    West Branch Brown that took a Size 18 West Branch Cripple