*Type of Fly

Buzzer

*Name of Fly:

YTB (Yorkshire tea buzzer)

*Etymology:
(Why you named the fly with its name)

The packet of Yorkshire loose leaf tea has a region where narrow lines of red or white or black plastic meet. I used these to tie a very simple buzzer pattern.

*Date Invented

Spring 2011

Hook:

14 – 10 wet fly or buzzer

Thread:

Black

Weighting:

None but use a heavy hook

Tail:

None

Body:

Thin strip of coloured aluminised plastic cut from packet of loose leaf Yorkshire tea.

Rib:

None

Thorax:

None

Legs:

None

Wings:

None

Hackle:

None

Special Tying Instructions:

Carefully cut a strip of black/red or white/red plastic from the tea packet. Tie in close mid-bend of hook and wind to eye. Tie off and varnish.