Latest Posts Under: Grayling Fishing

I hadn’t been out fishing for weeks, it was never quite right – too windy, too cold, too lazy!! Today I was going even if it was snowing!! I started fishing with two small nymphs and quickly lost them stuck on an underwater rock, this provided me with the pleasure of re-tackling with numb hands …

Continue reading “Winter Dry Fly”

I couldn’t resist a quick trip to the river on Sunday, and was surprised to find that a good few members had had the same idea. Admittedly conditions looked good, water not too clear, no wind, and temperature somewhere around 3C. It was one of those days when it was actually possible to change the …

Continue reading “I couldn’t resist”

I had a good day on DFC water yesterday with eight grayling up to 40cm, one tiny sprod grayling of less than 10cm, plus a couple of wild browns (possibly the same fish once in the morning and again later in the afternoon). I fished through the area we discussed with small tungsten bead nymphs, …

Continue reading “Little egrets for company”

I had a bit of time on my hands so was able to get out after grayling on Christmas Eve and also Boxing Day. The river was in fine shape, just the right amount of colour in the water so the grayling could be caught unawares. There were plenty of fish throughout the lower water, …

Continue reading “Merry Christmas”

I had a nice 3 pound Grayling out today, full of fight, along with a couple of modest trout. All the best Will

Conditions were not perfect but I did manage to get down to the Frome for a couple of hours on 28th February for my last cast of the season. The water was fairly high and a bit coloured, but by no means impossible. The wind was chilly though, and temperature around 6C. When I reached …

Continue reading “Not a Club Member”

I waited till the weather warmed up a bit and went out fishing on Monday for my first trip of 2011. I had decided it was time to catch my first Frome pike (I must admit I have seen very few there, never mind caught one). I cast to the likely spots with my usual …

Continue reading “Budgerigar-sized”

An opportunity presented itsself to me which meant I could snatch a quick trip down south to try for a grayling or two. John Grindle kindly put me up for the night and I made start at around 10am.  River looked fine and with a good flow but did not manage any fish until further …

Continue reading “20″ – Fantastic”