Title is self explanatory

I am a beginner i've Never fished with buzzers myself, looked to buy some to find that i was bamboozled with so many different types. Could someone please explain all(or some of) the different types of buzzer and how to fish them to me please


Many thanks

Chuck 3 out on a cast with the heaviest on the point and do nothing but hold on to your rod.

Andy

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Maybe have a sandwich, or look around at the scenery, this tends to get a take.

I find that rolling a fag or pouring a cuppa works wonders!

At Toft Newton we just watch the red arrows till we get a take.

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What is termed as a buzzer is in fact the pupal stage of the midge, which is one of the most common insects of it's kind in the world. Midges, also known by the scientific name as chironomidae, start off in the detritus at the bottom of the lake as larvae or bloodworms. They ascend to the surface to "eclode" into the adult midge where they mate, lay eggs on the waters surface and then die. The eggs sink to the bottom where they hatch into bloodworms where the whole cycle starts off again.

Trout eat the midges mainly as bloodworms and pupae, but as pupae most of all.

I have never been able to understand why the midge pupae are called buzzers, because they don't "buzz" at all. Only the adult midge can make a sound that remotely resembles buzzing. They dance in vast colums on the sides of stillwaters after a hatch.

There are many dressings for the "buzzer" which you will find in any fly fishing shop. Many of them today are quite simple flies which incorporate a curved ribbed body, thorax and often white "breathers" at each end of the fly. One very common way if fishing these flies is a three fly team of them drawn quite quickly just under the surface. Sometimes the naturals are deep down and you can fish an imitation using a very long leader very deep down and very slow. Another common way is to present a team of buzzers at various depths under an indicator or bung.

I would recommend you get a book on still water fly fishing for all the best techniques. The latest book by Pete Cockwill on fishing for trout in small stillwaters will help you tremedously. The ability to fish buzzers is one of the most important facets of fly fishing in still waters.

Hi ddave07

The forum has a search facility which can be used to research what has been written about either as a thread subject or even as an individual word contained in a reply......this is located in the thin blue band as the perimeter of the upper header box (2nd block down) and is very simple to use.

Sometimes its nice to just get a thread going though

Just a pointer/tip for some of the newer forum members

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If the guy is a beginner 'chucking three out' might not be that easy for him so he will spend all day in apickle.

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It's all about maximising your chances, if you fish one buzzer six feet down you'll get the fish feeding at that depth. If you fish one at 3 feet, one at 6 feet and one at ten feet you treble your chances. The risk of tangles is always there but it's a risk you need to take. IMHO. The heavy buzzer on the point helps turnover and also if you feather your cast you should be ok.

Andy

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As a beginner I'd simply fish 2 flies, the dropper at 5ft and the point fly at 9ft, this will catch you fish in most circumstances from April - June when nymph fishing is at it's best.

As with any style of fishing it's easy when you know how....and it's crucial to find the depth the fish are feeding at, so ask other anglers or look at their length of their leader when they net fish.

Basically its just cast out and fish static or ultra slowly, ensuring you're watching your line for any momement.

Also if your fishing the flies static, after 20 seconds(ish) it's worth giving them one long slow pull of about 3ft, this will lift all the flies in the water column - just like the naturals would rise and fall.

This movement will often induce a take either as they rise (on the slow pull) or as they fall (on the drop)

I usually fish 3 Size 10 stripped quill buzzers, with a flash thorax version on the top dropper (just to catch the light) and find it rarely fails.