CDC SHUTTLECOCK BUZZER
 Tying:
| Hook |
12-16 fine wire. |
| Thread |
Black or to match body colour. |
| Body |
Use tying thread and tie to match buzzer
colours found locally. |
| Thorax |
Build from tying thread. |
| Thorax cover |
3 or 4 plumes of CDC (any colour). Tie in by
butt behind thorax and take over thorax to form cover and
tie down behind the hook eye leaving about 1/2" of
feathers to protrude and form the shuttlecock which will
hold fly in the surface film. |
| Butt |
3 turns of red fluorescent thread (optional) |
Fishing Method: Works best in flat calm or light ripple when
buzzers are hatching but worth trying when there is no surface
activity. Try Vee's Suspender Buzzer first and if that does not
work then the fish probably want the buzzer slightly higher so use
this fly. We usually use a fluorocarbon tippet as it is clear
and slowly sinks but does not usually pull the fly under. It leads
to a neat presentation. Always change flies after catching with
this fly as the cdc fibres will have clogged together. Let the fly
dry naturally in your waistcoat fly patch. Never grease the fly as
the cdc gives loads of buoyancy and floatant will clog the cdc and
the fly does not fish properly. Back
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