2025’s was a winter to remember for many grayling anglers, with the last of the specimen fish reported this 3lb 1oz fish from a southern chalkstream. It was caught by Tom Gosden, who used nymphing tactics to great effect. Fishing on a bright and frosty morning, Tom drifted his fly… Read more

It’s been a fantastic winter for grayling, but the best was saved until last, after Daniel Bouskila landed this stunning 3lb 8oz fish prior to the season closing. He caught it from a small carrier stream of a southern chalk stream, having found the main river up and coloured. In… Read more

This winter, James Champkin has been getting to grips with Euro nymphing for big grayling, and his efforts have paid off with this 3lb 4oz specimen before the end of the river season. The tactic involves fishing weighted flies at close range and maintaining a tight connection between the rod… Read more

Over the last four years, Steve Dawe has had his sights on a 3lb grayling. He’s spent most of his time on the Frome, landing fish to 2lb 13oz, but he was recently given the opportunity to fish the River Kennet.. ..where he landed not only this fish of 3lb… Read more

Having found his target chalk stream running a few feet higher than usual and pushing through heavily, Daniel Bouskila decided to target areas of slack water on a grayling session and was rewarded with this specimen of 3lb 2oz. Using nymphing kit with an imitation worm which he bumped across… Read more

Most anglers opt for maggots, worms and occasionally corn when targeting grayling, but they can be caught on other baits, as Leo Marriott proved when he landed this memorable brace – weighing 3lb and 2lb 14oz – on bread! He was fishing a stretch of the River Test near his… Read more