Jack Hargreaves on Grayling

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Jack Hargreaves on Grayling

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I have just set up a forum for grayling and who better to start it off than Jack Hargreaves, a lovely episode this one.

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Whetted my appetite... :thumb:

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Very enjoyable, thank you.
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Just watched it again.

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Jack Hargreaves, a great inspiration to me as a boy and beautiful Grayling, my favourite fish.

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There is a quite brilliant section in "Fishing for a Year" by Jack who explains why Grayling shoal, why they sit much lower in the water than trout and why they twist when rising and miss a lot of flies when they rise.

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There is also another Jack "OUT of TOWN" programme on Grayling when he fishes the Kennet - again he explains the nature of the Grayling rise.

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Nice video. I'd like to be fishing the Wharfe for grayling at this time of year.
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MaggotDrowner wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:17 pm Nice video. I'd like to be fishing the Wharfe for grayling at this time of year.
Me too mate, hopefully not too long a wait....

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I'm lucky here because I can walk to my nearest river next to my farm and catch Grayling as long as the river is not flooded. I can see the river from the farm drive.

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