most effective grayling fly

[para7]

What would you say is your most popular grayling fly.

[clydestyle]

i would say a deer hunter size 16 para emerger i will post a pic when i have worked out how to post

[steve collyer]

Sawyer's Grayling (killer) bug used to be tremendous fun if you sparsely feed the swim with maggots.
Hooks:
14-18
Silk:
Olive or brown
Underbody:
Copper or lead wire
Body:
Chadwick's darning wool #477 or 454 nowadays try Veniard's Killer bug wool http://tinyurl.com/m6skzd


Other than that, a size 14 hacklepoint coachman used to work wonders on the Test at the Broadlands estate.
Hook:
10-14
Silk:
Brown
Body:
Peacock herl
Wings:
White cock or hen hacklepoints
Hackle:
Ginger or red cock

I've had Grayling there well over 1lb on both of these flies.

[captain]

Black Ram..... all sizes and wieghts



Red wire rib.

Black mohair body.

Browns & R'bows love it too!

[Stillwater angler]

Pink shrimp

[seiont]

Originally Posted by para7

What would you say is your most popular grayling fly.

i have never tried for graylin because theres no grayling around where i live. i have heard that a golden spider that i tie is a good one for grayling

[BRUCE1]

Originally Posted by Stillwater angler

Pink shrimp

ditto...............

[Mostyn]

Originally Posted by Stillwater angler

Pink shrimp

Your correct!! A Pink Shrimp or Bug tied on a B100 size 14 or 16!!

2, a gold head hares ear or PT gold head / or copper bead!

3, the olive F-fly fished dry/or a shuttlecock buzzer CDC, black or olive dry-also a klink, in various sizes! There's so many! and if presented correctly, they'll come up for the dry-fly even in the coldest winter days!

[captain]

Originally Posted by seiont

i have never tried for graylin because theres no grayling around where i live. i have heard that a golden spider that i tie is a good one for grayling

North Wales? No Grayling?... River Dee Your kidding right?

[North Country Angler]

Unfashionable they may be, but I put a lot of stock in these blighters:




That said, if the ladies are midging on the flats on a cool autumn evening, then I find there's little to top a tiny black F-Fly.

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