Any grayling anglers on here??

[Lenmcharristar 9,768]

Any of you lads fish for grayling? If so can you name any good rivers to visit for them, we dont have them here in Ireland but wouldnt mind visiting the mainland for a chuck at them.

[DIDO.1 22,824]

10 minutes ago, Lenmcharristar said:

Any of you lads fish for grayling? If so can you name any good rivers to visit for them, we dont have them here in Ireland but wouldnt mind visiting the mainland for a chuck at them.

Apparently we have quite a few in our stretch of the Ribble, some good ones as well I'm led to believe. If your in the northwest then your welcome to a day with me....I've never fished our stretch for em like and only ever caught two small ones on the stretch above. 

Edited December 24, 2023 by DIDO.1

[Lenmcharristar 9,768]

8 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said:

Apparently we have quite a few in our stretch of the Ribble, some good ones as well I'm led to believe. If your in the northwest then your welcome to a day with me....I've never fished our stretch for em like and only ever caught two small ones on the stretch above. 

Thanks you dido, its just a fish along with charr and brook trout id love to catch

[DIDO.1 22,824]

Just now, Lenmcharristar said:

Thanks you dido, its just a fish along with charr and brook trout id love to catch

My mate in Scotland lives near a loch that is full of wild browns, but they also catch charr and ferox. Strange thing is it's only a really shallow loch. I'm hoping to have a week up there in summer. I'll add a link to the loch if your ever up there

[DIDO.1 22,824]

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[Lenmcharristar 9,768]

15 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said:

My mate in Scotland lives near a loch that is full of wild browns, but they also catch charr and ferox. Strange thing is it's only a really shallow loch. I'm hoping to have a week up there in summer. I'll add a link to the loch if your ever up there

Very wild place up there, the river im in we are all fully wild browns and sea trout, get great runs of seas, maybe the odd salmon but they are late runners, we have good footage of the double figure brutes, 

[DIDO.1 22,824]

7 minutes ago, Lenmcharristar said:

Very wild place up there, the river im in we are all fully wild browns and sea trout, get great runs of seas, maybe the odd salmon but they are late runners, we have good footage of the double figure brutes, 

I've never had a salmon or sea trout.....not for want of trying. 

[Lenmcharristar 9,768]

Like wise if your ever over in good old Ulster ill take you or any of the lads for a day at them

[jok 3,255]

A book by Charles Ritz on grayling fishing springs to mind. The only grayling I caught was on the Tweed at Melrose. Jok.

[NEWKID 27,158]

We catch quite a few on the River Tone in Taunton, only coarse fishing so normally on maggot trotted along under a stick float...if you get over and come down this way your welcome for a day with us, there are a couple of free stretches that we fish normally... might not be quite the purist approach catching on a fly but you've more chance on maggot!

Edited December 24, 2023 by NEWKID

[Lenmcharristar 9,768]

33 minutes ago, NEWKID said:

We catch quite a few on the River Tone in Taunton, only coarse fishing so normally on maggot trotted along under a stick float...if you get over and come down this way your welcome for a day with us, there are a couple of free stretches that we fish normally... might not be quite the purist approach catching on a fly but you've more chance on maggot!

Feck any way would do mate, fly fishing is my favourite but i still like all types, thanks 

[neil r 1,859]

The ribble is good for them but the Calder is better , it’s absolutely full of them and some good ones aswell . 

[twobob 1,497]

8 hours ago, NEWKID said:

We catch quite a few on the River Tone in Taunton, only coarse fishing so normally on maggot trotted along under a stick float...if you get over and come down this way your welcome for a day with us, there are a couple of free stretches that we fish normally... might not be quite the purist approach catching on a fly but you've more chance on maggot!

I get funny looks off them fly men when i tell em to put amaggot on because they havent caught owt

[twobob 1,497]

As neil r said river calder at copley just outside halifax has some good grayling its only the otherside of the big hill from dido1

[neil r 1,859]

7 minutes ago, twobob said:

As neil r said river calder at copley just outside halifax has some good grayling its only the otherside of the big hill from dido1

I forgot about the Yorkshire Calder . You’re right about the grayling there , I was shown some photos of some good ones from there when I was a member of Ryburn and Halifax . It was actually the Lancashire Calder that goes into the ribble I meant , it’s full of grayling and 2lb+ fish are not uncommon when I’m fishing the stickfloat .