A Mild Week

[Worms]

Both fish were practically uncontrollable in a very fast river - especially with those huge dorsals erect. Had to walk down to them and get below them to land - and once ashore the fun began!!!

It can make grayling trotting a bit of a game sometimes. I tend to use old three piece rods of 9-10' on the small river I fish. Whole cane butt and middle sections and greenheart tips. You get the casting action but added rigidity over a split cane tip for landing bigger fish (although my PB is 'only' 2lb 1oz on my avatar). I do fear for the tip section sometimes so I am now planning a 9 footer based on the top two sections of an old salmon fly rod!