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Buzzer Flies

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3D Glass Black Buzzer

3D Glass Black Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

3D Glass Blood Buzzer

3D Glass Blood Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

3D Glass Dark Olive Buzzer

3D Glass Dark Olive Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

3D Glass Gold Olive Buzzer

3D Glass Gold Olive Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Black Buzzer

Black Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Black Shipmans Buzzer

Black Shipmans Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Bibio Buzzer

Bibio Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Brown Shipmans Buzzer

Brown Shipmans Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Claret Buzzer

Claret Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Claret Shipmans Buzzer

Claret Shipmans Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

FlexiFloss Black Buzzer

FlexiFloss Black Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

FlexiFloss Claret Buzzer

FlexiFloss Claret Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

FlexiFloss Olive Buzzer

FlexiFloss Olive Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

FlexiFloss Red Buzzer

FlexiFloss Red Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Hot Head Black Buzzer

Hot Head Black Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Hot Head Olive Buzzer

Hot Head Olive Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Hot Head Red Buzzer

Hot Head Red Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Orange Shipmans Buzzer

Orange Shipmans Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Sawyer Bowtie Buzzer

Sawyer Bowtie Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Sugar Lump Black

Sugar Lump Black from Fulling Mill Flies

Sugar Lump Claret

Sugar Lump Claret from Fulling Mill Flies

Sugar Lump Fiery Brown

Sugar Lump Fiery Brown from Fulling Mill Flies

Sugar Lump Orange

Sugar Lump Orange from Fulling Mill Flies

Superglue Black Buzzer

Superglue Black Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Superglue Olive Buzzer

Superglue Olive Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Superglue Red Buzzer

Superglue Red Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Supreme Black Buzzer

Supreme Black Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Supreme Olive Buzzer

Supreme Olive Buzzer from Fulling Mill Flies

Super Oily Worm

Super Oily Worm from Fulling Mill Flies

All about Buzzers

A Buzzer is a fly pattern tied to imitate the pupa stage of a midge or chironomid. The chironomid fly goes through three life stages after hatching from the egg: the larval (bloodworm), which spends it's time in the mud at the bottom of the lake; the pupal (buzzer) stage where they transform into their adult form; and the adult (midge) stage where they fly around in the air.

The most vulnerable time for these flies is the journey from the bottom of the lake up to the surface so they can hatch out of their pupal case and fly off and this is the moment we're trying to imitate with the buzzer nymph. For the buzzers it's a very slow, arduous journey and one that gives the trout ample opportunity to cruise around hoovering up the slow moving buzzers.

When the buzzers are rising to hatch one of the best tactics is to fish the buzzer just below the surface or in the surface film. The buzzer should be static or allowed to drift with the water just as the real ones do. To stop the fly going too deep it's common to fish a couple of buzzers on droppers with a dry fly on the point or to use a sight indicator (also called strike indicators or bungs) 12-18 inches above the fly to hold the fly at the right depth and these can also apply just the right amount of movement to the fly from the ripple on the water.

It's important to remember that the journey to the surface is very slow and the fish will also feed on the buzzers down deep if that's where they are most comfortable. So when it's cold on the surface and the fish are holding deeper in the water then that's where to fish the buzzers.

Buzzers are usually tied with a very slim body and the typical colours are black, olive , orange and red. Buzzers can be much larger than is often realised, but a typical size hook would be a 12, although often a couple of sizes up or down will be a better match to the originals.

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