Many consider fishing for Grayling on dry flies to be the pinnacle of the Art of Angling. It requires careful prospecting and river knowledge, as Grayling rises are so gentle they are easy to miss if you don't know where to look at and what to look for. It requires first class presentation, as the Grayling will not tolerate any drag at all.
But most of all it requires finery - finery both of approach but also in tackle. Fine lines, fine rods (my favorite is a #4 weight Gary Marshall bamboo), gossamer tippets and delicate flies. Here are a couple size 20 Eagle Owl flies that have proved most satisfactory this Grayling season.
Would you be able to do a step by step for these fine grayling dries
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David
Thanks David, I can do that. They are a simple yet effective bunch. My biggest concern is however that they are so simple I will not be able to stretch the SBS to 10 easy steps. Pity :)
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Thanks for that. I am always on the look out for simple grayling flies. I normally fish an IOBO CDC Humpy which was taught me by great grayling angler over here in North Yorkshire. He fishes it down to a 28 or 30 although I have difficulty tying beyond a 20.
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