Do you want to learn how to catch grayling? Or do you want to up your catch rate? Look no further. In this winter grayling masterclass, Fulling Mill Signature Tyer Howard Croston fishes the Welsh Dee and talks us through all of the essentials for fly fishing for grayling in the winter. In the first part he covers the best winter grayling flies, rods, lines and leaders. Then Howard dive into reading the water, where to find fish this time of year, and how he approaches finding them. Throughout the rest of the video he dives into tips for both indicator fishing as well as euro nymphing, and catches a number of grayling along the way. For the grayling anglers out there, this is an absolutely essential watch.
Even if you don't ever grayling fish there are tons of excellent nuggets in here. Howard is a true master of his craft and any aspiring nymph angler can learn loads from him.
00:00 Introduction 01:45 Selecting water for winter grayling 03:18 Selecting his grayling nymphs for the day 05:32 The fishing methods for the day: rods, flies and tactics 08:18 Rigging up his euro nymphing setup 11:05 Tips for how to better see your sighter material 12:09 Why put your heaviest nymph on the point and when not to 15:26 Rigging up his indicator rod 19:22 An important note on fishing egg flies 20:35 Grease your leader and fly line 21:44 Fishing the pool for the first time 22:03 Tips on how to properly fish an indicator in moving water 22:56 Always find an excuse to set the hook 26:35 What rods should you use for grayling fishing? 29:57 Switching over to the euro nymphing setup 31:23 The fish don't always want a dead drift 34:38 Grayling do not often spook easily 40:17 Making a fly change after landing a fish 42:05 Always set the hook! 44:13 Why a through action rod is great for grayling 47:44 Changing to shallower water 50:58 Catching a grayling in shallow water
Howard Croston is a World Fly Fishing Champion (2019) and member of the English International Fly Fishing team. He’s also the Global Brand and Product Manager at Hardy. As one of our Signature Tyers Howard is constantly innovating new flies, and has many proven trout fly patterns in our collection. In this video you'll hear him discuss several of his flies that we carry, which are must-haves for catching grayling at any time of the year.
Make sure to check out @howardcrostonflyfisher9227 channel!
