Time for the Lady

Finally the Trout season has ended and it's time for the Lady Of The Stream - the Grayling.
Already they are shoaling and the trout are fading out of activity. - And the weather is changing ready for the traditional Grayling Season.

It's wet, cold and windy.

For those that hang up their boots and refresh themselves until the Spring - its time to clean and tidy the tackle, and start to fill up those fly boxes again.

Get ready for the end of season sales from some of the big stores - there's usually some bargains on offer. In the meantime get tying.

Personally I love the Grayling fishing - it gets me out and really concentrating on the fish as I find the Grayling a far harder quarry that Trout. It's also a time for some more specialised flies - as the Grayling are rarely mid-water - either grubbing at the bottom or top feeding. This is where the Czech Nymphing really gets into its own, mixed with the trusty Klinkhammer and some traditional wet flies.

The ladies England National Team fished my local river over the weekend - I must chase them up to get some feedback - on the fishing and the flies that they used - as I supplied some of them.

Tight lines for the Ladies!