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Black Flexi Floss Buzzer
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Buzzers form such a large part of a trout’s diet that a buzzer pattern must be included in any fly angler’s box. Buzzers can vary greatly in both size and colour and be prominent food source on both still waters and slow running rivers. Sizes can vary from the equivalent of #26 up to #8. Colours range from bright red (bloodworm) to the darkest black and include all shades of olives and brown. The cheeks shown on most patterns only occur on the naturals as the pupa reaches the surface to emerge. This is when blood pumps into the thorax area ready for the wing case to split for the adult to emerge. Fishing buzzers can be an art form in itself. Buzzers move up the water column slowly thrashing their tails to make progress. Every few inches or so the buzzers has to rest and therefore will begin to sink. Therefore the best way to fish the fly is with as little retrieve as possible, letting the prevailing winds and the natural flow of water to do the work for the angler. The only retrieve would be to slowly take up the slack. When fishing these flies from a boat a long steady pull can prove dividends thereby emulating the rising pupa. These flies also work well fishing the hang method. Fishing the bung can be a deadly method of fishing these flies although this does not appeal to the purist. Once you have determined the feeding zones of the fish set your bung to this depth and let the flies drift. Alternatively fish more than one fly using droppers to cover the entire water column. Buzzers fish well on all lines in appropriate depths of water. The key is in the retrieve. Flexi floss buzzers work well due to the fact they emulate the pupa effectively (semi translucent) and they sink quickly to the feeding zone. The Flexi Floss cheeks can be of any colour you require, the most common being bright red or orange. These are easy flies to tie you just have to be careful of the glue. Hook sizes will depend on the local buzzer population although #10 and #12 are the most common. This pattern fished really well in the smaller sizes also especially on those really hard days. Preferred hooks are either grub or sedge, sedge being my personal favourite. Fly Tying method
Tying Procedure Bed the hook with tying thread; tie in a small length of black flexi floss. Carry on with the thread past the bend whilst keeping tension on the flexi floss and return the thread to a few millimeters before the eye of the hook. Ensuring to cover the whole of the hook with thread evenly. Rib in just touching the body of the fly and continue up to the point where you have stopped the thread. Tie in the Flexi floss rib and trim off as close as possible. Continue to wrap turns of thread until you obtain a nice bulbous thorax area as per photograph. At the rear of the thorax tie in a length of orange flexi floss underneath the thorax and continue the thread to the eye of the hook. Pull each cheek tight to the top of the eye and tie in 1 at a time by the eye of the hook. Once both cheeks tied in give a few securing wraps and carefully trim the orange flexi floss. The flexi floss will have to be trimmed under tension. Whip finish and apply 2 coats of sally Hanson’s hard as nails. Once dry the fly is ready to fish. Tight lines and good luck ! Steve
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