Chironomid pupa
Foam-backed Buzzer Emerger
TroutFilm
A buzzer with a tiny foam thorax — just enough buoyancy to hang the fly in the film rather than letting it sink. The trout are doing something in the surface, refusing the floaters and ignoring the sinkers, and this is the answer: exactly in between.
Fish this when
Calm days when fish are head-and-tailing with a barely perceptible sip. Standard patterns are doing nothing. Try this before you start going smaller.
Naturals it imitates
Chironomid pupa
stuck shuck
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Included in packs
Buzz & hangShuttlecocks & static