Charlie Craven's Mole Fly

[beeber2]

I finally found a good use for my leftover CDC with clipped tips. Charlie Craven's Mole Fly. Thanks Charlie!

 

[lv2nymph]

Nice, appreciate the info.I save my cdc too, just hate to throw it out! Really, it's not hording just being thrifty. :roll:

 

[SBecker]

I save mine and keep them on a little pile in my tying area. Then I clean up my tying area and ask myself, why the heck am I keeping this, and throw it away.

 

[FrequentTyer]

SBecker wrote:
I save mine and keep them on a little pile in my tying area. Then I clean up my tying area and ask myself, why the heck am I keeping this, and throw it away.

You left out the step where you sneeze and the bits fly all over the room.

Great look flys Beeber. I tried these a couple of years ago with some success. They don't work for me as well as loopwing CDC emergers, but they are a heck of a lot easier to tie.

 

[gentleshepherd]

I used them this past summer in a black and peacock version and did fairly well with them.

 

[SBecker]

FrequentTyer wrote:

SBecker wrote:
I save mine and keep them on a little pile in my tying area. Then I clean up my tying area and ask myself, why the heck am I keeping this, and throw it away.

You left out the step where you sneeze and the bits fly all over the room.

Great look flys Beeber. I tried these a couple of years ago with some success. They don't work for me as well as loopwing CDC emergers, but they are a heck of a lot easier to tie.

Or cough or just breath.

 

[lv2nymph]

Don't you guys keep the little zip loc baggies beads and other materials come in? Perfect for this kinda thing.

 

[geebee]

CDC can be chopped and spun - and you don't need one of those expensive marc petitjean tools, a clear binder clip from staples and a foam block with a slit in it.

i've done it with just a little waxed thread and some care.

it makes great buggy bodies on small flies - scuds, sow bugs, walts worms etc.