Last Chance Cripple - 3 Pack

What It Imitates: Mayflies that didn’t fully hatch — crippled or stuck in the surface film. Exactly what selective trout target because they’re easy, helpless meals.

Type: Dry Fly / Emerger / Cripple

Pros (Why You’ll Love It): 

• Low-riding, half-emerged profile fools the pickiest trout
• Sparse, realistic silhouette perfect for technical water
• Designed for tough hatch-matching situations when fish ignore duns (adults)
• A deadly pattern on spring creeks, tailwaters, or any slow water

Best Ways to Fish It: Fish it on a tapered leader with delicate drifts over glassy water, slicks, or tailouts. Let it drift naturally and keep an eye out for subtle sips — trout often barely break the surface when eating cripples.

Where & When to Use: Best during mayfly hatches from spring through fall, especially on pressured rivers or flat water where trout study every bug before eating.

Extra Tip(s): Apply floatant only to the wing and hackle — leave the body untreated so it rides half in, half out of the film, just like a mayfly that couldn’t quite hatch. That’s often exactly what smart trout look for.

What’s in the Pack: 3x Last Chance Cripples tied on premium hooks.