Charlie Craven's low-riding midge/BWO emerger that sits flush with just a CDC tuft showing. A biot-style segmented abdomen imitates the slender emerging body, while the upright CDC serves as flotation and indicator. Excels on flat, slow water where trout sip emergers.
1. Start the Olive Thread and wrap a smooth base to the bend.
2. Wrap a Stripped Hackle Quill forward for a segmented, tapered abdomen; secure and trim.
3. Tie in an upright Dun CDC wing/post, leaving a short tuft above the body.
4. Build a small Olive Dubbing thorax behind and in front of the wing.
5. Whip finish (keep cement off the CDC).
hook
thread
abdomen
wing/post
thorax
finish
