Grayling Curious?

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All the information you need to help get the most from your Autumn & Winter Grayling Fishing.

Grayling - All The Info ...

I always eagerly look forwards to the start of the Grayling season and, just like the salmon season is welcomed in with a dram of Whiskey, I always like to welcome in the Grayling season with an offering to the fish - in this case, a nice card to Mr & Mrs Grayling - I know it's sad but it's not let me down yet!

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All of the information contained within this page below will give you a great overview and introduction to the Grayling (and how to fish for it), I've also included some of the best imitations to use when targeting Grayling.

If you woud like more 'In Depth' details and unique Grayling patterns, take a look below, otherwise, keep scrolling down to view the full Grayling info:

Unique Grayling Fly Patterns

These are the very best quality flies on the market today, tied with the best materials on the best quality hooks - and are available to you directly (and only) from us. We cannot praise these flies highly enough - they are the best quality commercial flies we've ever seen - and we have over half a million flies pass through our doors every year - yes, they are that good!

Grayling Specific Tackle

Tri-Tone Indicator Nymphing Fly Line

£30.00

A brand new product for us, and one we are really proud of, our:

Tri-Tone Indicator Nymphing Fly Line

We decided to dip our toes into the world of specialist fly lines after trialling out a few nymph lines over the last couple of Grayling seasons.

We loved the way these lines fished:

Very thin lines cut through the air easily and can be fished (without tangles) on even the most windy of days. We love the way they are much easier to manage than either mono or braid.
Ultra-sensitive, meaning you can feel the flies on the river-bed

However, the one thing we did not like, was the take detection. In most cases you have to feel the takes through your fingers, we wanted something which was much more visual.

Our Tri-Tone Nymphing Fly Line has the following properties:

Very Thin - 0.55mm level line
Three Colour - Grass Green (#99ff66) / Light Yellow (#ffffcc) / Orange (#ff9966) - colour change every 10m
It Floats - for when you need to change styles and nymph at longer ranges
Micro-welded loops on either end of the fly line
Total Length - 30m (~100ft)
Low-Stretch braided core (~11 lb breaking strain)

These lines have been designed to be used specifically with Euro Nymphing rods (i.e. lightweight rods which are 9ft or more in length), but we have found they work equally as well with shorter rods when nymphing on those really hard to get at areas! We believe that there are no other lines like these on the market (and definitely not at this price).

Please Note: These are level lines and do not have an AFTM weight rating, they do cast and load on a 1wt or 2wt rod (but they are not designed to be cast as you would a regular fly line), they are designed specifically for short-range nymphing.

Please Also Note: Our nymphing lines have a diameter of 0.55mm and are FIPS compliant and valid for use in competitions.

Autumn/Winter Grayling Fishing and Specialist Nymphing Fly Lines

When you're fishing for Grayling it’s usually in late Autumn or Winter and you’re lucky if you can feel your fingers at all, never mind a thin fly line. To that end we wanted to do something much more visual and after lots of reading (and testing) we have come up with a micro-thin diameter nymph line, this makes it super easy to detect takes by sight.

Nine times out of ten when you're nymph fishing for Grayling, you’re either watching your line against the water (which is usually coloured) or against the far bank (which is either green or brown) - The specialist colour of this line means you can easily see it, and detect even the slightest of takes. Having the line thin with a low stretch core, means you can also feel the flies on the river bed, the best of both worlds.

We currently have these lines in stock and ready to dispatch. Generally, if you order in the morning you will have your line the very next day (assuming you're in the UK and choose our 1st Class service of course).

River Master - Grayling

I've written a series of blog posts, all about the Grayling and it's habitat - I've also included posts on the tackle, techniques and fly patterns used to target them. I've called it the "River Master - Grayling" and they are all available for you to read below.

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River Master - Grayling - Part 1

River Master Series The Grayling. Ok, so we are going to start this series of articles on the Grayling by describing what the fish is, what it looks like, where it lives and what type of water it prefers to live in. This first part is a little bit heavy on the factual side, but we thought that to do the subject justice, we really wanted to give the best background we can and hope that this will set the standard for future articles.

River Master - Grayling - Part 1

River Master - Grayling - Part 2

Welcome to the second part in our Grayling series. This week we are taking a look at grayling fishing in Autumn and Winter and pulling out the highlights and a few interesting facts which you may (or may not) already know.

River Master - Grayling - Part 2

River Master - Grayling - Part 3

We hope you are enjoying the series of articles so far, in this article we are going to look at the tackle used to target Grayling (everything except the fly and leader setups – we’re covering those in more depth in future articles).

River Master - Grayling - Part 3

River Master - Grayling - Part 4

We hope you are enjoying the series of articles so far, in this article we are going to look at the basic setup and methods used to target Grayling. Before I start this, i'm no expert (more of an enthusiastic amateur!) and what follows below is just what I have learnt over the years and have found works.

River Master - Grayling - Part 4

River Master - Grayling - Part 5

Autumn is all about searching for the fish as they will be spread around the river and generally living in very small groups – use a searching method. During Autumn, you will either be fishing very small dry flies or nymphs. I will not explain the dry fly method, as there are numerous other posts on the subject, but I will discuss a few of the basic nymphing method for Grayling.

River Master - Grayling - Part 5

Specialist Grayling Fly Selections

Each of our Grayling Selections below offer outstanding value for money, giving you all the flies you need to have a great Grayling season. From "Taster Selections" which give you a couple of each of all the different Artisan patterns, to the Ultimate Perdigon Selection which contains all the Grayling patterns you need, presented in a Tacky Double-Sided day Pack Silicone fly box.