Top 5 River Patterns for early season 2022

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As anglers we are so lucky that we are not constrained to just five flies! If you were though what five flies would you be heading down to the river with on opening day?
I found it quite difficult to narrow down my choice of flies. For me these five flies would fill me with confidence if I had them in various sizes and weights.
I would love to know what would your top five be? Let me know in the comments section below.

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@lawrencemacd63 2 жыл бұрын

Great selection Lindsay 🐟🎣🙂

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😁

@johnbernick2944 2 жыл бұрын

I live in eastern Pennsylvania in the foothills of the southern Pocono Mountains. We have few cold water lakes and ponds, but many creeks, streams and the Lehigh River near by. My farm abut's a trout creek. Opening day in Pennsylvania is April 2nd, although we have "Fly Fishing Only Catch and Release Streams" that are open year around. It has been interesting to learn about your choices in the British Isles for opening day. Flies that I've never heard of! I am eager to tie them up and try them out here. Unfortunately I have been recovering from a hand operation since mid-January and haven't been able to tie until now. Fortunately, while convalescing, I have been able to binge watch your videos. Every cloud ... eh? My go-to-flies on opening day are classic, the Hare's Ear Wet fly, Micro Pheasant Tail, Zebra Midge or a Wooly Bugger , unless there is a hatch on. Our earliest hatches are the Little Black Stone Fly and midges, occuring now. Thank you for the videos and good luck Opening Day!

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John, I trust your hand is well on the mend? Those are a good selection of flies and I am sure they will do you proud. Tight lines for opening day.

@bobbell5265 2 жыл бұрын

Once again tip top info regards from Northumberland Lindsay .

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it pal.

@Lukasz_Fishing_Ireland 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice to 5. Love it 👌

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@johndingwall1210 2 жыл бұрын

Early season bankers for me , Droz nymph (original not the UV version ) .Olive quill shuttlecock emerger if there is a rise plus 3 traditionals - magpie tail , partridge and hare lug , dark watchet.

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great line up John.

@derekcunningham9993 2 жыл бұрын

Nice selection. I would also have a few copper johns and peeping caddis

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

I am a big fan of peeping caddis 👍

@Tjk186 3 ай бұрын

Great video Lindsay … would love to see you tie your version of the Jingler hammer if that works for you …also love your Snow shoe LDO emerger …thanks a lot, all the best

@lindsayiflyfish 3 ай бұрын

Here you go pal. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p9p8i8pnu7zGoY0.htmlsi=ju8beYBrV9-eiq_T

@peterbagshawe2534 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Lindsay. Nice set of flies. I would throw in a hare's ear with foam post in natural or olive

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

Fair play, hares ear works everywhere.

@jamesbarr1620 2 жыл бұрын

Sawyers ptn and Stewart’s black spider for me 👍

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

PTN top choice 👍

@fliesbychris 2 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed that Lindsay!!, it kicks off here on the 1st and I'm gagging to get out fishing, my fly boxes are full to bursting and waiting for me to lose my flies in the trees, got to agree with you on the grunter and I'm going to have a go with jinglehammer too. Cheers for that!! ATB Chris.

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

Lost count of the flies I have left in trees......lol.

@michaelshaw8370 2 жыл бұрын

The Grunter is the go to banker for early season for me. I agree perfectly suited to high water, ripple, back eddies, under a bush alongside a fallen log. Either with a gentle presentation or a splash to bring out a fish from cover or the depths. Always worth a try on stillwater #10 #14 it is both subtle and just looks foodie. Other river patterns for me are iron blue, greenwells, hares ear, March brown, gnats, midges, klinks.

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

All good choices Mick.

@michaelshaw8370 2 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayiflyfish the best choice throughout the year is supporting your channel pal

@atroutflycrazy8057 2 жыл бұрын

Some nice flies there Lindsay.. In march I would definitely have a copper head pheasant tail nymph, gold head haresear. Czech nymph , F fly , winged greenwells . That's my 5

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! One that I have tremendous faith in is the Mary Nymph which is pretty much a pheasant tail.

@Ayrshirechap 2 жыл бұрын

Greenwells glory dry or spider all season long outstanding fly

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

Spiders are a great option 👍

@manicwhiteguy 2 жыл бұрын

Copper John is one of my favorite flys for nymphing

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

You in the US Clint?

@manicwhiteguy 2 жыл бұрын

Southern Ontario in Canada We get good runs of steel head and salmon and browns with a few places that hold local browns , rainbows and specks

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

@@manicwhiteguy Sounds great still got snow there I am guessing?

@manicwhiteguy 2 жыл бұрын

Yep still snow here and it's snowing lightly right now lol , there are a couple rivers that are free of ice though and u can fish the rivers in my " fishing zone " all year from lake ontario to a set of train tracks about 1 km up river , so the steelhead fishing has started already

@davidfraser4083 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lindsay, sound advice as usual, totally agree with the Grunter and I'd have a March Brown as well. My 67th season and I can hardly wait up here. Upper Clyde awaits and I would stick on a couple of Pheasant tail weighted nymphs and a Rough Olive wet. Look out here I come.Thanks for the prize flies, I am chuffed. I've sent you my home address, please let me know if you get it. Cheers, stay safe and I hope you have the tightest of lines. Big Davie

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Davie out and about at the moment pal. Will check when I get home 👍

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

@David Fraser Not received your address pal, where did you send it?

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidfraser4083 Got it will delete this post now.

@neilmason158 2 жыл бұрын

Elk Hair Caddis and PTN for me. Surprised the PTN is missing from your top five. Floatant Gel or powder????

@lindsayiflyfish 2 жыл бұрын

Good choices, It's not easy whittling down hundreds of patterns luckily we don't have to. I treat my flies at the vice with floatant. While on the water I use Hunts Original Powder to recover the flies.