bugging for grayling

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

nymph fishing and bugging for grayling, it's my most used method. in winter when i usally do it i fish 3 flies a spider on top dropper, a czech nymph or pink shrimp on middle and a goldhead on the bottom. i don't do a lot of czech nymphing, my favourite method is down-and-across or acros-and-down. i fish on the taff. whats your fav method for targeting grayling. i'm not expecting to gt many posts on this as you all seem to be carp,chub and pike anglers. all the best,pgeon pklucker

Edited January 28, 2009 by aaronpigeonplucker

[bear1873 0]

love the bugging mate . much the same set up as yourself .i fish the clyde the grayling keep us going till the trout opens .

[fin and fur 2]

I also tend to Nymph fish for my Grayling, and have not so far tried the Czech Nymph method

the reason for this is that most of the streams / rivers i fish are generally not flowing fast enough to use the Czech Nymph method when in condition and are usually well and truly in spate condition, and therefore unfishable, when the flow would have been fast enough

many anglers are under the impression that the Czech Nymph method is only effectual in deep water regardless of flow, when it is the flow rate which is the defining factor for succesful Czech Nymphing, i know of a few anglers who succesfully practice this method in relativley shallow but fast flowing water

 

 

all the best

 

Fin and Fur

[J Darcy 5,871]

Hi, i have had my fair share of grayling and its fair to say they are to be found in the shallow fast water 365 days a year. Many do not appreciate how shallow water the grayling live in,. even in sub-zero temperatures. Believe it or not i have caught then on dry fly when the banks were frosted over.....

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

grayling are the best winter fish there is! i have to admit i catch them in deep (deeper than me(5ft!) pools) and thats where i catch most of my grayling. also i hope i don't upset tons of course fisherman by saying that grayling taste very nice and there the only truly wild fish left in britain.

[chess 0]

grayling are the best winter fish there is! i have to admit i catch them in deep (deeper than me(5ft!) pools) and thats where i catch most of my grayling. also i hope i don't upset tons of course fisherman by saying that grayling taste very nice and there the only truly wild fish left in britain.

Caught a couple last year and barbecued them bank side with a couple of 12inch browns and ive got to say the trout tasted far better

[fin and fur 2]

grayling are the best winter fish there is! i have to admit i catch them in deep (deeper than me(5ft!) pools) and thats where i catch most of my grayling. also i hope i don't upset tons of course fisherman by saying that grayling taste very nice and there the only truly wild fish left in britain.

Caught a couple last year and barbecued them bank side with a couple of 12inch browns and ive got to say the trout tasted far better

 

 

Chess hi

 

what time of year did you eat your grayling ?

 

im guessing that if you ate them with brown trout then it must have been in the summer/autumn when the brownie season was still underway

 

for the best condition grayling you will have to fish for them in winter, when the brown trout are no longer in season, as the grayling will be in their best physical condition at this time of year and will taste their best

 

try one now, they also seem to fight their hardest at this time of year too

 

all the best

 

Dave

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

grayling taste nicest smoked. and i try not tow catch them in summer as thay iver are breeding or have just finishrd breeding. grayling fight very hard in winter. i think grayling taste just as good as brownies.

[ferox 0]

Trotted worm outfishes bugs also try sweetcorn. Best day 40+ just after Xmas.

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

ah yes, trotted worms and sweetcorn dose catch more grayling. but fly is the purist method . also bugging is a very enjoyable way of fishing.

quote from.....some fishing book

 

"you cast your team of nymphs acorss and sligtly upstream and put a mend in the line you hold the rod high and watch the indicator bob off downstream. your indicator tears under and you feel a jab on the line, you lift your rod into a hard fighting small little bar of silver of a grayling"

 

czech nymphing is just like float fishing except its much lighter tackle and your using flies instead of bait.

although personally i find it more fun withou a inicator and just feeling the line for pulls.

Edited January 31, 2009 by aaronpigeonplucker