How to set up the boat for a day Loch Style Fly Fishing (Spotting likely drifts)

[@derekcunningham9993]

Great advice, especially on safety

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Always!

[@troutlineshop]

Thank you Lindsay for vid and taking the time to make it. This is what we need to learn about Lake fishing. Highly appreciated 🙂👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Glad it was helpful and thank you for your support with the channel.

[@N_Co_Fish]

Great video Lindsey! You should do another video that goes more into depth in where to set up drifts and why!

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Noted!

[@Pete.108]

Nice one Lindsay putting your great advise to practice with results, all the best Peter.

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Thanks 👍 Where are you fishing?

[@Pete.108]

Fishing Loch Coulter a brown trout fishery near Stirling Pal

[@lindsayiflyfish]

@@Pete.108 Outstanding, tight lines pal.

[@fliesbychris]

Nice one Lindsay!! I liked the wind lane tip, I tried that on Menteith and it worked a treat!! Great content mate!!

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Awesome, thank you!

[@neilmason158]

Not fished large still waters for forty years I mainly chase the Lady and Brownies on Rivers. Been given a chance to be a regular in a boat. What tackle should look at. Great film

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Neil a couple of things come to mind. 10’ #7 fly rod and a good cassette reel. A long handled net and a good boat seat. You will need a few lines but if you have a floater, intermediate and a sinker that will get you started.

[@stevegerrens283]

Great video plenty good information Thank you Stephen

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shannonyork5300]

Lindsay, Thank you for this fine video. Do prefer a comp legal para-drogue to have a hole in the center or no hole? Why? Thank you. Cheers,

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Hi Shannon, no hole for me it causes less resistance and does not slow the boat as well.

[@shannonyork5300]

@@lindsayiflyfish OK, thank you. It is a question I've researched, and find surprising little information about it. At some point, Wychwood decided to offer a model with a hole in it for a reason---even though from a manufacturing standpoint adding the hole costs more. Some folks seem to prefer it, others, like you, don't. Cheers,

[@walcumod]

at 2:40 you see these seat platforms that span past the width of boat. Any idea where to purchase those? They would be advantageous on a Jon boat.

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Where are you based Walter?

[@walcumod]

Alberta, Canada

[@mikegallagher1967]

lindsay what tippet do you use for dry fly and what fluorocarbon do you use..the airflo fluorocarbon im using is really bad , its usually spot on too

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Hi Mike, With dries it depends on the situation, if there is a good ripple I just use 6-7lb flurocarbon. If its a flat calm I use double strength drennan de-greased in 6lb. As for general fishing I used to always use Rio Fluroflex Plus but that got too expensive. Now I use Wychwood Ghost Mode 8lb mostly.

[@michaelshaw8370]

Loch style is by far the most effective and efficient method on stillwaters. The opportunity to search over a wide area to find feeding fish. The only times anchoring is preferable is if a breeze is directly blowing onto a feature like structure ie the dam wall, tower, air ration bubblers. Or to cover a tight area of a known underwater feature. Like a localised weed bed. Personally I see it as both rude and greedy to hog one area of the water. If you don’t own the lake with full sole riparian rights. Then do not spit the dummy. Share by all means catch two or three fish. Then move to allow others to enjoy the sport. Hope to see more of your trip with Ronnie Christie over the next few weeks. Including any coverage of the match days and how you finished in the competition.

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Mick we were just there for pleasure pal, no competition this time.

[@michaelshaw8370]

@@lindsayiflyfish sorry pal I wrongly assumed the two veterans took part in the Army invitational that was on about the same time. Showing the new guys and any ex crab air cabin crew just how good they could become in thirty years time. Lol

[@alanbobbymcguire5099]

Great vid.

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Many thanks Alan.

[@djjorgearaujotv]

What drogue should I have for a boat of 15ft?

[@lindsayiflyfish]

The drivers we use are geared for comp fishing and are usually 5’x5’

[@djjorgearaujotv]

@@lindsayiflyfish many thanks, I'm new on the boat lake fishing and the wind is killing me, the drogue should help ;-)

[@lindsayiflyfish]

@@djjorgearaujotv Ah fishing on a windy day is tough without one.