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The Shipman buzzer
A fly that needs little introduction, having caught so many trout in English, Irish and Scottish reservoirs and loc'hs. Invented by Dave Shipman in the 1970s, it imitates an emerging chironomid. I offer it to you, as it is indispensable for this type of lake surface fishing.
Highly visible with its white tips on a black body, it rarely leaves trout indifferent. Quick and easy to rig.
Installation sheets
- Hook: Kamazan B170 size 10
- Assembly silk: UTC 70 black
- Tail: White yarn
- Body: Black seal dubbing
- Strapping: Kristal flash pearl
- Wing: White yarn
Mount the mounting line on the shank and attach a tuft of white yarn (which can be replaced by foam, for example) to the tail, and do the same at the front. Secure a kristal flash fiber, then place a dubbing (seal, squirrel or other) on the silk. Wrap the dubbing generously up to the front tuft, then wrap the kristal flash around the body. Secure. Tie a final knot.
Tips and tricks
Can be mounted in sizes 18 to 12, using a variety of materials. It's also possible to hoop the body with gold or silver tinsel, or other materials. I personally prefer kristal flash pearl, which gives off interesting reflections for fish.
The rust and olive body version also works.
Applications
When trout are active on the surface, I often tie this fly alone, but sometimes as a jig with a small chiro nymph underneath. The two flies complement each other and fish at two levels.
It can also be mounted on a train of three flies, with a chiro nymph in point (lightly leaded, plump or with a small silver helmet) and a finer chiro in between.
On a washing line, with a floating line or midge tip, you can mount a blob, a fab or a large dry fly on a tippet and a shipman and/or light chiroymph on stems spaced 1 to 1.5 metres apart.
Small animations can trigger bites in the absence of wind. In ripples or ripples, they'll fish all by themselves! Watch out for the violent bites that trout can make when feeding on chiro!
