Black buzzer

 

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

  1. Start by leaning the hook forward in the vice.
  2. Wind thread the 95% position back along the hook and part way round the bend.
  3. Tie in a length of red holographic tinsel.
  4. Take the thread back to the eye of the hook just to get it out of the way.

 

B
  1. Wind the red holographic tinsel a little further round the bend of the hook and then back over itself.
  2. Wind the thread back to the tinsel catching the tag end and trim the excess tinsel.
  3. Tie in a length of fine silver wire on the top of the hook shank.

 

C
  1. Build up a net but not too thick body.
  2. 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.
  3. Tie in a length of red holographic on each side of the fly.
  4. Build up a thorax of thread.
  5. Wind the fine silver wire forward in 6 or 7 touching turns and break off the excess lead wire.

 

D
  1. Pull the holographic tinsel forward forming a cheek on each side of the fly.
  2. Lock the cheeks in place and trim the excess holographic tinsel.
  3. Build up a neat head of thread.
  4. Whip finish and varnish the head.

 

E
  1. Finish the fly by giving it a generous coat of head cement or varnish.

 



Last Updated: January 29, 2011
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Categories: Flies, Midge pupa, grubs & snails, My "trout" nymph fly box
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