Updated October 15, 2026
    dry

    Shipmans Buzzer

    Imitates midge pupa/adult (emerging)

    Dave Shipman's stillwater CDC dry imitating a hatching chironomid in the surface film.

    Hook sizes

    #14#16#18#20

    in black, olive, red, brown

    Type
    dry
    Imitates
    Midge pupa/adult (emerging)
    Difficulty
    intermediate
    Technique
    dry-drift
    Water
    stillwater

    When to fish it

    Spring through fall during chironomid hatches on stillwaters.

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