Mole Midge Fly Tying Instructions - Tied by Charlie Craven

Fly Tying Recipe:
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HOOK - TIEMCO TMC 2487 #18-24
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THREAD - VEEVUS 16/0, BLACK (OR EQUIVALENT)
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BODY/ABDOMEN - POLISH QUILL [OR ANY STRIPPED PEACOCK OUILL), COLOR OF CHOICE
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GLUE (TO COAT QUILL BODY] - THIN UV RESIN
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WING 1- CDC (NATURAL DUN)
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WING 2 - FLUORO FIBER (WHITE)
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Craven's Mole Midge is the dipteran version of the venerable Mole Fly, the greatest emerger pattern I have ever fished. Designed to hang the slim peacock quill body through the surface film with the wing protruding up top, the Mole Midge perfectly replicates surface emergence.

[@Lrose4020]

the instant eyeballing of length at 3:47 is incredible

[@MrBluegrouse]

Really love your videos, crazy skills and great teaching methods. I’ve learned so much from you since I took up tying 1.5 years ago. Thank you! And who doesn’t enjoy some good Lance Egan shade? Lol.

[@thomasfischer1601]

Wow beautiful pattern. Nice tie, instruction and videography! I am definitely tying up some of these! I really appreciate learning from the masters. My fly tying (while not great) is light-years ahead of where it would be without quality videos like yours.

[@scottminney7268]

My favorite tying channel.

[@diyonthefly]

Nice 👍 👍

[@MyraHodgkiss]

Quill adds some great textures, nice fly

[@Mike40867]

This version beats the shit out of your other version, which is all frizzy dubbing on the thorax. Well done.

[@CharliesFlyBox]

Have you tried the original mole fly or are you just jabbering?

[@mikeney5113]

Very cool pattern.like the looks of this pattern!thanks Charlie for sharing.

[@chrisbukowski9434]

The mole. Fly is a great one

[@gregsage1605]

I love this!

[@brianfeeney9493]

Merci C.C. ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ ✨🎣💫

[@theflyohioans]

Sneak dissing Lance at the end..... Legend 😂

[@cachi-7878]

I didn’t catch the last name; who is Charlie referring to?

[@theflyohioans]

@@cachi-7878 Lance Egan

[@cachi-7878]

@@theflyohioans ah! No wonder; euro nymph guy. Thanks.

[@CharliesFlyBox]

Lance and I are actually friends, we just like throwing shots back and forth. As Lance says, “luckily, neither one of us have very good aim”…it’s all in fun.

[@theflyohioans]

@@CharliesFlyBox 😂 oh yeah we know. Cheech is way worse anyway lol

[@CrazycockSays]

Damn I’m going to have to try some variations of thread bodies and such. Grateful as always, keep up the bad work.

[@elihusmails]

First. I have some pink quills, never knew what to do with them...I do now.

[@marcjalbert4139]

Genius

[@ericlong9085]

Beauty

[@cachi-7878]

Nice fly! This is now called the Charlie Craven Show? 😉 What ever happened to the music at closing?

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Even Lance could tie this. HaHa

[@43lbcat]

Ooh la la 👍

[@nafanialt]

Aaaah shit, here we go again. Now will have to buy these stripped peacock quills :( seriously, awesome fly. Thanks for sharing. Will use the opportunity to ask- these protruding wing flies… fir which time of the year they are meant? Sorry, layman here…

[@dunk7689]

If you take an eraser to a herl you can rub it gently and strip the quill yourself, time consuming but it saves you buying something else. Midges work year round but are particularly good in the winter and early spring before other insects start hatching. You see them a lot on tailwaters

[@nafanialt]

@@dunk7689 aaaah! That’s very interesting. Will sure try this trick with an eraser :) and thanks a zillion Jake for taking your time for reply- very good to know! Cheers mate, tight lines!