Split Foam Back Emerger Fly Tying Instructions by Charlie Craven

[@marcjalbert4139]

I'm in awe, as usual. You are the boss. And... a really nice guy. Thanks for this great tutorial.

[@mikekehoe7692]

great tips always enjoy your videos.

[@davidhart6900]

I really like the way the biots cover the yellow and the way the legs stand out on both sides Very Nice 👍

[@RadDad1980]

This fly has always given me fits. A pleasure to watch you tie it!

[@davidhart6900]

I hope it’s not going to drive me crazy because I’m typing it for a contest on a size 18

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

​@davidhart6900 how did it go?

[@jimfreeman3636]

A Master Class, as usual, Charlie. I also enjoy watching you tie.

[@seanfalconer7182]

I LOVE this one!

[@lunkerjunkie]

Joe calls it the "split case" pmd. we sold more of these than any other fly in the bin. a tricky tie, thanks for the tutorial.

[@jdigioia1130]

Sweet tie Charlie! Going to try some of these in the yellow and the olive. Thanks for sharing and thanks for taking the time today to come up to F.C. and tie up some bugs at St. Pete’s. 🎣

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Nice . I tie this also as a perdigon . Works great on the Madison and the Teton and probably anywhere else PMD lurk . Thanks for the video.

[@Michael-hg6ky]

Terrific emerger wow what a process.

[@tylerstooksbury2063]

The frustration of getting the biots in the correct position made me resort to yellow foam over black scud backing. Maybe one day I’ll get the courage to go back to biots 😂

[@jakeroth3879]

Been tying this for a few years now. I’m never without a dozen. We call them crack backs out here in the west

[@raimundocasadomanas4788]

Me convence este patrón derivando justo debajo de la superficie, debe ser muy pescador antes de comenzar a ver subimagos sobre la superficie y seguramente durante la eclosión, aunque luego no nos privaremos del placer de pescar a seca, concretamente que especie imita? Aunque es un patrón que jugando con tonos y tamaño debe ser extraordinariamente versátil, gran mosca sin duda 👌👍🙆 Gracias por el tutorial maestro 🍻

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

I cheat and use a piece of glued down foam....and color the edges.

[@paulkoehler7061]

Nicely done and a very detailed explanation of the various steps. I do have a question on the choice of foam for the wing case. Since this is a nymph and therefore meant to be fished as a subsurface fly, doesn't the foam give the fly some amount of additional buoyancy? You didn't tie in any additional weight on the hook body nor was there an added bead head to help overcome the added foam buoyancy. Does the foam not add some flotation? Thank you. Just subbed.

[@tiesflies]

You said “um” soooo many times haha. I love your page. I’ve learned so much from you. Do you have TikTok?

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

Watched half the video, read your comment, and suddenly, my ears tuned into his "umm"s...he said "ummm" about every 5-10 words it seemed...lol

[@jeffporter4894]

I would think a nice light gray foam would be excellent and more closely resemble the colors of the wings about to come out. As always, fun to watch you tie. Fished unweighted as a trailer?

[@davidhart6900]

Why are the rib wraps so close together????

[@michaelogden5958]

"...size 16 is kinda on the big side..." wow. I sometimes tie down to 10 for bluegills. But then, I'm smack in the middle of Texas. 🙂

[@danebono7667]

Yeah, it sounds crazy, but true, especially on tailwaters, where BWOs and midges are the name of the game; I'm tying on size 20-24 year round, unless stoneflies are on the menu.

[@7chucknduck]

This is a fly created by o.g guide on the Provo Joe Mitchell. From a time when anglers fished flies instead of hooks with big tungsten balls on a hook with 3 turns of flash and an invisible cdl tail on the Provo. I think you, Charlie, know who is to blame for that....

[@lunkerjunkie]

just wanna confirm this is Joe's pattern not Ray's

[@7chucknduck]

@urge·ent yea this is his, he had a few others with Solitude back in the day.

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

Whose to blame for the perdigons? BTW, they don't get fished a whole lot on the Provo anymore. Since I've been finishing (started in 2022) I've only been told to use 1 perdigon, and I've never caught a fish on one.

[@conorlinehan4434]

you are not good at fly tying

[@conorlinehan4434]

jk

[@charlieboutin3341]

I agree…He’s great! 😂👍👍