by Tim Flagler
In this video, Tim Flagler ties Gary LaFontaine’s Buzzball. It’s meant to imitate a midge cluster. In other words, a bunch of midges smushed together in a group, floating on the water’s surface.
Buzzball
Detailed instructions for tying Gary LaFontaine’s Buzzball.Check out the New Fly Fisher’s video on fishing dry flies on small streams: https://www.youtube.co…
Materials:
Hook: Straight-eye, wide-gap dry-fly hook (here a Lightning Strike DF3), sizes 14-20.
Thread: Black Veevus, 16/0.
Hackle #1: Grizzly hackle.
Hackle #2: Orange grizzly hackle.Tools: Sharp scissors, hackle pliers, whip-finisher.
