So, here's the sketch.
I've recently been given access to a stretch of water to fish for grayling for the 'season'. This water is heavily stocked with trout but does contain some grayling (I've caught a few whilst fishing for trout so I know this to be true).
I set up with some standard grayling patterns, avoiding casting to the plentiful trout and had been fishing for about half an hour when I was challenged by a member of another syndicate who share the water. Once it was established that I had the right to fish he then proceeded to tell me that even though he would be 'fishing for grayling' later on that day, it was really an excuse to fish for out of season trout...
Hmmmm... Excuse my ignorance and perhaps there is some sort of freemasonry silence about this subject but Me thinks that there is something fishy going on here.

Andy

That Angler is a Pratt,I'ts his type that get real Grayling anglers a bad name.
He should be banned.

Jim

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Same as coarse anglers who claim to "fish for eels" in the river close season

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I would have proceeded to tell him he that wouldn't be fishing for anything later on that day on that water!

I've never come across anyone doing this before but the reverse, anglers targeting grayling out of season (in England and Wales), appears to be fairly common. A well know Westcountry angling writer once wrote about grayling fishing in May on the Dorset Frome in T&S and reports on fora are often stuffed with early summer grayling with no mention that they are out of season...


Andy

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He is a clot. Clots like him lose everyone the privilege of fishing for grayling on trout waters because sooner or later the keeper will watch him and could come to the conclusion that maybe too many folk were doing this and too many trout were being caught. Next action? Close the river at the end of the trout season and bye bye grayling fishing for all those who used to fish responsibly.

richard

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Did you say owt?

No, I didn't think that there was any point in bandying words with a prat like him.
However in hindsight if we meet again on the water...
Thanks all for the replies, they have restored my faith somewhat.

Cheers

Andy

I have reported this incident to the committee of my club, though without knowing who the so called angler in question is I can't see what they can really do.
Perhaps our paths will cross again...

Cheers

Andy