Marking time on the Medway

[Vagabond]

Looking for a suitable "Fiftieth Fish" for this years hunt, I thought grayling would be a good choice.

So off to a well-known grayling swim on the Medway with lots of maggots and a waggler rod (its a shallow swim under the far bank)



Got a maggot stream going, and the gear working nicely - away went the float, but it was a chub.



That was the pattern for the next couple of hours. Many small-medium chub, interspersed with dace and the odd roach. Not a grayling in sight.

It got worse - I tried two other known grayling swims and the pattern was the same. Lots of chub, a few dace, the occasional roach, and gudgeon if I fished too deep.

Have thought about this - perhaps the floods of early summer have changed a few features. Looks like I shall have to adopt Twiddler's idea -"Travel light", cover a few miles of river, and relocate those grayling - they sure ain't where they used to be.

[Twiddler]

Plenty of grayling here in the Hampshire Avon.....clear water, steady pace and I'm sure the grayling mind you travelling with a bit of heavier gear

[Vagabond]

Originally Posted by Twiddler

Plenty of grayling here in the Hampshire Avon

True, but I really want to know where these Medway grayling have got to - they are not exactly common here, some swims hold them, similar-looking swims don't.

If I can't find them I shall have to go foreign - to 'ampshire.

[Twiddler]

Ok I will have a word with the 'amshire grayling to be kind to you and put up a special fight for the foreign visitor

[fishypaul]

never mind vagabond,you will get one next time

[pingu]

unlucky vagabond, bet it was a tough way to waste a day stilll


dave

[Norfolkboy]

Not a bad session anyway Dave, better luck next time with the Grayling.

[toma]

nIce chub mate

[Fishing Forum Admin]

You know your pegs mate and Im sure you will nial one very soon