Lindsay your channel is first class, really enjoyed watching it grow. Keep up the good work mate 👍

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jamie, I just have a lot of spare time to invest in it. Should have flew out to Cyprus yesterday for the half term week. Thats been knackered so I will keep going hard at it pal till I can get back out fishing.

I do like it when advanced tyers show their mistakes. We beginners goof up, break threads, or hackles on the regular and its good to see how to fix them issues when they occur.

@lindsayiflyfish

Жыл бұрын

It happens to the best tiers pal. You can generally salvage something though 👍

A man who not only can fish but enjoys his Rugby. That's the beauty of fishing for an England supporter like myself. When the Rugby goes tits up (and for England, they'll find a way to make sure that it does), I can always go fishing. Good to see Scotland firing on all cylinders again :)

@lindsayiflyfish

2 жыл бұрын

I do like the six nations!

@bill19aM

2 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayiflyfish The only time that I don't like it, is when the Taffs beat us. Which happens rather too often for my liking. Any other team I'll take with good grace (goodish anyway). But the best sound of the 6 Nations is a silence in the Valleys. And I wish we could ditch the National Anthem - it sounds like a funeral dirge.

Lindsay, now a washing line enthusiast. Took your advice on best colours and have been tying FABs with fnf jelly, blushing sunburst with biscuit in front. Great. Also two cormorants above , one ribbed with red holo and 2 strands of red flashabou over the wing and one ribbed green with blue flashabou over. Deadly on my local loch.

@lindsayiflyfish

16 күн бұрын

Glad it has been of use Robert, it is a deadly way of presenting your flies.

I got the same headset as you Lindsay after I seen you using it & it’s a great bit of kit 🐟🎣

@lindsayiflyfish

Жыл бұрын

Had lens replaced in my peepers so they are working a wee bit better.

Hi lindsay, a variant of the Dawi Bach, tie it as a booby. Slightly lighter body colour. Use black booby eyes, hook size 12 or 10 .use on the point or as a single fly. Excellent to use when fish are feeding on the dreaded pin fry. Works really well near weed beds. Good video.

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Paul, I have similar in my boxes as well as Crunchers and Pheasant tails. They work a treat at pinfry time.

Lovely demo, much appreciated

@lindsayiflyfish

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome buddy👍

This was an informative and excellent video. I look forward to the next one.

@lindsayiflyfish

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard, have bee thinking about another live demo. Just finding the time.

I fish on lough corrib hopefully I will have a chance to try this method

@lindsayiflyfish

2 жыл бұрын

Worth a go I hope.

Very nice selection of flies today, thanks.

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Cheers Lindsay, love all your videos! Keep them coming mate!

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Love this tutorial video on the washing line the diagram is fab , thanks

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

If it wasn’t on a Hanak hook that size 8 would be massive. I am pleasantly surprised just the high quality Hanak hooks.

@lindsayiflyfish

2 жыл бұрын

They are IMHO the best barbless hooks out there.

The simple act of splitting the foam. Is one of the most effective ways of massively improving the buoyancy of the fab. Due to the extra surface area created. It also changes the action of the fly in the water the extra drag creates more water displacement and disturbance to draw in the trout. Final benefit is that the split foam sits better on the hook.

@lindsayiflyfish

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, all valid points👍

@fireguy7004

9 ай бұрын

I m not a rocket scientist but I dont believe splitting the foam provides any additional buoyancy. Buoyancy is created by "displacement" not surface area. Assume we have a cubic foot of foam and for this purpose assume it's weightless. It will displace some 62 plus pounds of water. No matter how many times it is cut, it can only float what it displaces.

I don't normally watch videos that long but I really enjoyed it and learned a lot, thanks Lindsay. Fat arsed blob 🤣🤣🤣 I've never heard it called that but that's what I'm calling them from now on

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

The devil is in the detail pal, knowing how and why to fish this method makes all the difference.

Hi Lindsay could you possibly do a review on ur goggles there’s a lot of us auld blind crinklies out here could use them cheers mate

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Done one a while ago kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6qq0phyiMXRlLQ.html

Great instruction video, any ideas what the England and Scotland scores were

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, England won fairly convincingly and Wales beat Scotland by one point.

I am going to try fishing the booby/blob as a top dropper fly on a 3 fly cast this season, have you any experience fishing this way?

@lindsayiflyfish

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it can be deadly the booby acts as an attractor making a disturbance in the water on or near the surface. Fish come to investigate then smash the nymphs or buzzers behind. Not dissimilar to fishing the bung.

I fish Diawl Bachs fast when the fish are up in the water taking insects off the top it works

@sineadgibson7367

8 ай бұрын

Fast figure of 8 bud

Just found your channel. Good stuff! Will be watching more. So my first question: how’d you get Sean Connery to do your voiceover? 🤩

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! Sean was an old pal and I know a really great medium ....lol.

Hi Lindsay, great video as usual and interesting regarding your choice of fluorocarbon diameter. Which brand do you favour incidentally? Incidentally, I trained as an engineer and know well that as well as specific gravity, weight and drag/friction having an effect on sink rate, not everything can be explained as there are some factors we still don't fully understand, but I'm certainly willing to give it a go! Great channel, please keep it up.

@lindsayiflyfish

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carl, I used to swear by Rio Fluroflex Plus in 8.6lb but the prices just got stupid. I use Wychwood Ghost Mode on Stillwater and Hanak on the rivers.

@carlwaine5263

2 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayiflyfish that's great, thanks, I'll give them a go.

Hi lindsay I have used nano thread and didn't think about super glue . I have been using a touch of varnish on the hook to get it to bite in to hook have you used this and if so why are you using glue ? Kevin

@lindsayiflyfish

2 жыл бұрын

Varnish will work but as I don’t use it the superglue does the job 👍

Hi Lindsay I have just subscribed to you channel and wanted to thank you, it is really informative. Can I just ask one question. When fishing a team of flies do you have a quick way changing leader? I saw the idea of winding the leader back though the rod rings which i will do, but how do you connect/disconnect the leader from the fly line. Thanks

@lindsayiflyfish

2 жыл бұрын

Not quite sure I understand the question. I will have a stab though, 10’ of tippet to your first fly - wind in the line until the loop is at or near the reel - snip the tippet and attach it to the new line.

@howie8582

2 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayiflyfish Thanks and sorry for asking the obvious. I assume you use a clinch knot between line and leader.

@lindsayiflyfish

2 жыл бұрын

@@howie8582 Improved Clinch Knot kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZoB1w7dtj8fPg5M.html

@howie8582

2 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayiflyfish cheers

Love the tutorial on the washing line 👍where do you get the UV ribbing from ??

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Its a Troutline product but you can get it from get-slotted.co.uk/

@billbrown3832

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayiflyfish Thanks got fixed up with got slotted 👍🎣

What do you think of using fluorocarbon line...doesn't seem to like being knotted...breakages...?

@lindsayiflyfish

2 жыл бұрын

Never had an issue with breakage, the odd time but not often. I use a surgeons knot for my droppers.

Hi Lindsay, Great video! How do you detect strikes when fishing washing line? Do you look at the booby, end of fly line, loop at the end of rod tip or just feeling a pull while retrieving? And would you detect strikes the same way when fishing straight buzzers?

@lindsayiflyfish

Жыл бұрын

Depends on what line I am using. If it’s a floater then the end of the line. Sunk lines I would rely on feel.

Aye Lindsay the Scotland match was lost by Hoggy letting Finn Russell NOT take the 3 safe points from the penalty in front of the posts and that manoeuvre failed .... and .. they lost by 1 point when they should have won by 1 point. OK rant over. Here's to fishing soon ... atb Jim

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

It was more than that Jim, there was a lack of discipline from the outset. Also the refs decision to send off a player for such a soft infringement was harsh. Thats the breaks though pal and Wales were all about taking the opportunities.

@MrJimmuck

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayiflyfish Aye that Fagerson move would have been par for the course when I played!!

Afternoon Lindsay, tried washing line for 1st time and had a fish 1st cast!!! Struggled a bit after that. Going to use 2 flies till I get more confident. Not easy from bank when winds not always on your back. What tippet material do you recommend for dries please.

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Great job! From the bank you will get away with 6lb flurocarbon.

Hi Lyndsay, what size was the cylynder you used to tie the fab please?

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

5mm pal.

My cutters and foam blocks have arrived, do you have a guide that matches hook size to correct foam cutter? Thanks, Mike L

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry Mike I don't. I just show up the tic tac to the hook and if it looks right it gets lashed down. ;-)

@mikel3379

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayiflyfish Love your common sense approach, looking forward to tying a few up.

I would love to learn how to fix this method

@shawnbarry3893

3 жыл бұрын

Fish

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Which part?

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

I will try and do a talk through in the coming months on fishing it.

When asked for your top 5 reservoir flies you mentioned the 'Beaver Booby'. What is this? I can't find any reference to it.

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Tim, I don't recall that I will watch it back and see what I was whitening on about.

@TimLawsonUK

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayiflyfish It is at 48:52. You are asked for the top 5 files and I think you say: candy floss booby, orange blob, tequila blob, beaver booby and crucher. I had never heard of a 'beaver booby'! Perhaps I am mishearing? Thanks.

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

@@TimLawsonUK sorry pal you misheard its probably my accent. I said "Viva Booby"

@TimLawsonUK

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayiflyfish Many thanks. Have added it to my list!

You wouldn’t be able to fish the booby escalator in a competition Lindsay 🐟🎣🤔

@lindsayiflyfish

2 жыл бұрын

Why not?

@lawrencemacd63

2 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayiflyfish maybe I’m seeing it in the video it looks huge Lindsay is it within the competition hook size & overall size rules 🐟🎣🤔😁

@lindsayiflyfish

2 жыл бұрын

@@lawrencemacd63 Yes fits in the gauge, I think sometimes the photo makes it look much bigger than it is.

@lawrencemacd63

2 жыл бұрын

That was one of my the lights are on but nobody’s in type comments all you do is tie it with in competition size rules Doh 🐟🎣🤪

Great video, do you fish them static r slow retrieve?

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes, it just depends on how the fish want it. On occasion they will not touch anything moved other times you can't move it quick enough.

@antonybanks9865

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayiflyfish Thanks for the quick reply, much appreciated.

@antonybanks9865

3 жыл бұрын

Need to get on the naturals and stop pulling lures!!! I seem to have a catch at all cost mentality, instead of just enjoying being out there. My son shakes his head at the xmas decorations I have in my lure box.

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

@@antonybanks9865 As long as you are having fun and staying within the rules, there is no rights and wrongs to flies.

@antonybanks9865

3 жыл бұрын

Correct.

Do you fish it on a floater or midge tip?

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Antony, it really depends at what depth the fish are in the water column. With this method you can use just about any fly line you choose. I like to use a floater personally but a slow intermediate line is good to.

32:30 did I hear that correctly? 12lb tippet sinks quicker than 6lb?

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Thats correct it is only minuscule but the way the fly fishes on a lighter tippet material is huge.

@gregb8824

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayiflyfish Hi Lindsay, you are going against the grain on this one. Most would hold to the opinion that thinner tippet will sink at a greater rate of speed due to its thinner diameter and thus the surface tension in the water also being less. Do you disagree? Please explain.

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregb8824 With light and buoyant flies the lighter the floor the longer it will stay higher in the water column. Thicker diameter tippet will pull the flies under quicker. As I said though its more about how the flies move on the lighter tippet.

@gregb8824

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayiflyfish got it, thanks.

I bought 30in of strung peacock Herl, that will last quite a while....

@lindsayiflyfish

3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Lee.