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For us in Bavaria, grayling is traditionally a fish that is best fished in late summer and autumn. At these times of year the rivers are usually low and clear. In larger bodies of water such as the Isar, Lech, Inn, Salzach and their tributaries, the fish can now be easily reached with artificial flies. The classic way to fish for grayling is fly fishing with a nymph. The background is that grayling prefer to feed close to the bottom.
However, it is sometimes possible to outwit large grayling with dry flies. This is considered an absolute highlight. In this report we would like to give you the basics for successful fly fishing for grayling with both dry flies and nymphs.
Background knowledge of grayling food intake
From the anatomy of the fish, grayling have a lower, soft mouth. This means you consume over 90% of your food directly near the bottom of the water. The diet includes larvae of mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies - basically they feed a lot of nymphs. Stream amphipods are also certainly a favorite dish. And as we know from books from the 70s and 80s, large grayling also eat breeding fish. So they are very versatile when it comes to food intake.
The right fly rod fpr grayling fishing
The right fly reel for grayling
It should be a fly reel with good to very good drag and have a large core spool. In particular, the gentle and soft start of the brake is extremely important! Here too, the fine tippets must be taken into account. If the start of the drag is jerky or too strong, a 0.12 leader tip will quickly tear off and the fish will be lost with the fly. This must be avoided at all costs.
The right fly line for grayling
Fly Leaders for Grayling
It is especially important to be particularly careful around the water during low tides in autumn. When successfully fishing for grayling, it has been shown time and again that long leaders (from 3 to 5 meters long) with thin leader tips (less than 0.16 mm leader tip) lead to success. Especially if a fish refuses to take the nymph, you should reduce the diameter of the leader tip or even use a fluorocarbon leader. Please always remember to have enough leader material to be able to renew your leader tips.
For particularly good rolling behavior and direct contact with the fish, we recommend the “Grayling Special” leader with a built-in leader ring.
As a standard leader, you can use tapered leaders in nylon or fluorocarbon. For the 9 foot (275cm) leaders, you should tie in a leader ring and extend the leader with leader tippet material. To get started with nymph fishing, we recommend the full function leader with integrated bite indicator.
Technique & Tactics: Nymph fishing
Technique & Tactics: dry fly fishing for grayling
Wading net - landing the fish
we recommend using a wading net with a rubber net or rubberized net.
Strike Indicators
Using a strike indicator is essential, especially as a beginner. The bite indicator also helps you recognize fine bites and make a strike. It takes a lot of practice to recognize bites even without a bite alarm. The bite indicator also ensures that the nymph is presented more cleanly.
You should definitely use a bite alarm, especially in water where you cannot see the fish directly.
Fly Patterns: Dry Fly & Nymph
On our own behalf
Unfortunately, grayling populations are still threatened in many waters.
Unfortunately, there is no improvement in sight. Rather the opposite...
In this respect, we very much welcome it if you set your personal conservation limit well above the legal conservation limit or, better yet, refrain from taking grayling in order to give them a chance to reproduce.
The future generations of fly fishers will thank you!!!