GR AV LING FISHING 135 



with the artificial fly, I cannot attempt to describe 

 any other method. 



When in a rising mood, grayling are apt to lie 

 somewhat deeper in the water than do trout, and 

 are also as a rule more inclined than trout to take the 

 fly when it is just submerged. 



They move about in company rather than by 

 themselves, and according to the late David Foster 

 of Ashbourne, who knew more of the habits of gray- 

 ling and the best ways of catching them than almost 

 anybody else, they are * to a certain extent gregarious, 

 generally frequenting the stills even when surface 

 feeding. It is owing to this fact that they are given 

 to rise nearer the rodster than the trout, ascending 

 often from the deepest part of the river to seize a 

 passing insect.' 



When fishing for them, every par|; of the river 

 should be tried; for what Mr. Foster has said is 

 undoubtedly correct namely, that grayling are more 

 likely to rise in the deep, still reaches than trout 

 would be, especially should the water run quietly close 

 to the banks, when such places should always be fished 

 carefully and enquiringly. 



The grayling is a bold rising fish, though wonder- 

 fully apt to come ' short/ and for this reason is to be 

 esteemed ; for whereas a trout does not, as a rule, rise 



