Quigley Cripple
Bob Quigley's Cripple is a hybrid emerger with a nymph body below the film and a hackle-tip wing above, connected by a parachute hackle that floats in the surface. It represents a mayfly caught between worlds — not quite nymph, not quite dun — and trout eat it with confidence.
How to Fish It
Outstanding during heavy hatches when trout become ultra-selective. Fish it where you see refusals to standard dries.
Frequently Asked Questions
What size Quigley Cripple should I use?
The Quigley Cripple is most commonly tied in sizes 14–20. Choose smaller sizes for clear water and pressured fish, and larger sizes for faster or off-color water.
What does a Quigley Cripple imitate?
The Quigley Cripple primarily imitates crippled mayflies, emerging mayflies. Outstanding during heavy hatches when trout become ultra-selective. Fish it where you see refusals to standard dries.
How do you fish a Quigley Cripple?
Outstanding during heavy hatches when trout become ultra-selective. Fish it where you see refusals to standard dries.
Pattern Details
- Category
- Emergers
- Sizes
- 14–20
- Colors
- Olive, Tan, Gray
- Imitates
- crippled mayflies, emerging mayflies
- Water Types
- spring creek, tailwater, freestone
Target Species
Pattern Details
- Category
- Emergers
- Sizes
- 14–20
- Colors
- Olive, Tan, Gray
- Imitates
- crippled mayflies, emerging mayflies
- Water Types
- spring creek, tailwater, freestone