Mini wolley buggers are fantastic! I like the eyes

Thank You for posting! Please include not touching the fish at all.A small percentage of us leave the fish in the net as we carefully pull the barbless hook out.Having the fish submersed is a good approach revives much quicker before releasing.Tight Lines Sir,Gentle Release.

Thanks for all your great videos Lindsay, they are always a pleasure to watch. Have a great new year. Cheers

Most fisheries I've been to strongly discourage touching the fish at all, while releasing it - even with wet hands?

They say of a fly fisher that any problems start at the thick end of the rod. Same in fly tying . A lot of bs over tools and must haves. Good tools yes but look beyond the hype . Some of my best and trusted tools are also my least costly. Buyer beware Happy Christmas 😂😂

r. Simpson, I wish you a very Merry Christmas, and Thank you for all your wonderful videos and flies. Greetings from Mexico City.

There is only one tool essential for tying: Scissors. Though if that is the only tool one has, then a pair of hackle pliers is also almost essential. That is how I learned in the 70s, but I pretty rapidly transitioned to a vise, and a few other things.

Enjoyed that lindsey hope you and the family have a very merry Christmas

All the best Lyndsey have a cracking Christmas

Hi Lindsay! I so enjoyed this video as i do all of your videos. I totally agree that Brian is a phenomenal fly tyer and I wish he would tell me who taught and mentored him. I would love to become one of Brian's deciphles!

Thanks very much for the reviews Lyndsay, all very useful. I tried a Schmaen Bobbin recently and was very disappointed with it not holding the thread under the tension screw. Im now a Tiemco custodian and won't go back. Have a great Christmas and no doubts see you out walking your dog again soon. Neil 🎣

Merry christmass to you and your family🎅

Thanks for the review pal!

Merry xmas fella.

Glad to see that you're over the lurgy, just in time for Christmas, have a good one!

Merry Christmas and a happy new year

I use the norvise automatic bobbin it’s absolutely fabulous season’s greetings to you and your family Lindsay

Nice fly.

Happy Christmas. Keep up the good work. Love the multi tool. I’ll stick with Tiemco bobbin

Merry Christmas Lindsay and family can’t wait to see what your going to teach us in the new year thanks for all your brilliant videos from Dublin xx

As the not so proud owner of several hackle pliers I can say please scrutinize very hard in the store. Some of these tools I wouldn't even give to a tier I dont like. Take the tool out of the package and pinch it together. Do the jaws/arms grind together when opening? Do the jaws even line up when opening and closing? Does at least one jaw have rubber or silicone to grip the material? How hard is it to squeeze them to get the jaws to open? Does the tool want to "get away" when trying to open the jaws? Lets call this fiddly or fumbly. Best part is they dont have to be expensive to be decent.

Merry Christmas Lindsay. Great video as always.

My stuff needs cleaning up every week. Especially when the bank season comes. Mud mud and more mud

Great video. Happy Christmas and a very happy healthy and prosperous 2025 to you abd the family. Lindsay. Keep up the great work

I bought one 3 months ago. It was the "Stillwater Harris" version from Glasgow Angling Centre. Its exactly the same vice as the Riveruns one featured. The same vice seems to be available everywhere under a different name. 1. The jaws started to open out on 4th fly tied 2. Paint started chipping off the jaws revealing an unhardened set of jaws. 3. The connection of the jaws to the frame stripped out on tightening, ruining the vice. I ended up using a long bolt and a nut and superglue to stop that moving too. 4. I had to bolt it to a thick heavy hardwood chopping board to stop it moving about and increase the height. 5. I had to change the base connection to the shaft, using a part from my old vice to stop it moving. 6. I ended up filing the end of the jaws off to make it usable again. In summary, after paying 100 pounds for it, I felt like it was something off Wish, Temu or Banggood with an inflated price tag. In fact the same vice is available on Temu for alot less money, under a different name of course. It was awful. I wouldnt recommend it to my worst enemy. Save 20 pounds and get the Snowbee Fly Mate Standard Pedestal Vice. I havent received it yet but from initial research seems better. I think your initial review is fair but after using it and living with it, it can only be given 1 star. It's still useable as I write but I spent nearly as much as the vice to get it right. The Snowbees on the way and I intend to feature a review on my channel

Very nice 👌🏾! Thank you for sharing! I will try this pattern.

Great tye as always Lindsay. Barbless or barbed hooks for competitions? Do you use both? I'm assuming you use barbed for catch and kill, barbless catch and release, so have your patterned tyed on both types of hook?

Going to add one to my vice collection very soon thanks for the review lindsay

Thank you very nicely explained, love the vice ..

Temanggung Indonesia 👆👍☕☕

How would you fish this, like a buzzer?

Love this fly - kills it on Colorado still waters!

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Thanks Lindsay. Grat looking fly, will be on the bench tomorrow. Best wishes to you and your family for a blessed Christmas and 2025

Welcome back Lindsay the whiskey must have worked great fly will try it on our still waters thanks from Dublin

Nice fly,merry xmas and a guid new year.

It is a very effective fly Lindsay, give it a go, I've had feedback from buyers who netted 26 + trout on this fly, when others around him had only netted 3-4. My best is about 16/18, get well and keep well. Regards Mick

Nice fly, Lindsay, glad you are feeling better. Apart from weight, is there a reason you don’t use red holographic?

Hi Lindsay. You have the franco vivarreli for semi-automatical. Extremely solid reel I have had one for 20 years. It's possible to add a kit on top to have a brake.