When browns and rainbows are feeding on hatching midges at the exclusion of all else it pays to have a few buzzers in your kit. This pattern has proven itself to be readily accepted in many countries.
Materials
| Hook |
Thread |
Under-butt |
Body & thorax |
Rib |
Cheeks |
| Hanak 300BL #10 to #12 |
Black |
Red tinsel |
Black ultra thread |
Fine silver wire |
Red holographic tinsel |
Process
| A |
- Start by leaning the hook forward in the vice.
- Wind thread the 95% position back along the hook and part way round the bend.
- Tie in a length of red holographic tinsel.
- Take the thread back to the eye of the hook just to get it out of the way.
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| B |
- Wind the red holographic tinsel a little further round the bend of the hook and then back over itself.
- Wind the thread back to the tinsel catching the tag end and trim the excess tinsel.
- Tie in a length of fine silver wire on the top of the hook shank.
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| C |
- Build up a net but not too thick body.
- Wind the fine silver wire forming 5 segments. Take an extra couple of turns where the thorax will be and then worry off the excess wire.
- Tie in a length of red holographic on each side of the fly.
- Build up a thorax of thread.
- Wind the fine silver wire forward in 6 or 7 touching turns and break off the excess lead wire.
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| D |
- Pull the holographic tinsel forward forming a cheek on each side of the fly.
- Lock the cheeks in place and trim the excess holographic tinsel.
- Build up a neat head of thread.
- Whip finish and varnish the head.
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| E |
- Finish the fly by giving it a generous coat of head cement or varnish.
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January 29, 2011 | 
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Nice fly Chatto. How do you fish it? As a point fly and figure 8?
Hi John,
Sorry with the late response, I have managed to get preoccupied getting organised for the World Fly Fishing Championships. The black buzzer is a great fly and yes I do fish it on the point. I like it there because it sinks quickly through the water column and then acts as a anchor for my team of flies keeping the leader relatively straight so that there is little loose line in the leader to allow me to miss fish. I would also suggest fishing it on a sixth sense line (braided core rather than mono core reduces stretch and is more sensitive to the feel) on a soft rod (again to increase touch sensitivity) as its important to feel enquiries but to have the soft tip on the rod as a buffer when striking and playing fish.
Hope this help John.
Regards,
Chatto