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Tiny Chironomid flies that inhabit lakes and slow-flowing rivers are more commonly known as midges or buzzers. The larvae (bloodworm) are an important food item for fish such as trout, as are also the pupae moments before emergence. The Flying midges themselves are also eaten by fish, and insectivorous birds such as swallows and martins. They are important to fly anglers, who tie imitators to catch the trout.
They appear in vast swarms on most still-waters towards the evenings. They generate a characteristic humming or buzzing sound. It can be difficult to breath sometimes without getting one in the back of your throat. They are at their most vulnerable when they make their journey to the surface. The midge pupae drift gently up to the surface where the survivors struggle to break through the surface film. Many do not make it, especially if the water is very choppy or if a flat calm has allowed oily film to form. At this stage trout patrol the surface sipping in huge quantities of hatching midges.
Buzzers, Bloodworms & Spiders
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Annorexic Buzzer Orange
This fly can be fished anywhere across the world for brown and rainbow trout from Spring and during Summer.
The Buzzer is another name for a Chironomid, or small midge or gnat. The name Buzzer comes from the buzzing of the insects as they hover over the water's surface. The anorexic...
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