GRAYLING FISHING 137 



run much larger, two and three pound fish being fre- 

 quently killed. 



As to what hours in the day are the best for 

 catching grayling, it is obvious that, as they are in 

 season from August to December, they rise at very 

 different times during those months. In August I 

 have seen them rise best, as a rule, from four o'clock 

 to seven or eight ; but as the days shorten they only 

 feed when the chill of the morning is off the water, 

 and cease when the evening damp and cold comes 

 on. At those periods, therefore, the middle of the 

 day is the most profitable time. 



Take him altogether, the grayling is a fish well 

 worthy of the angler's careful attention, and as he is 

 to be caught in months when trout fishing is pro- 

 hibited, he deserves perhaps higher commendation 

 than he has hitherto received at the hands of the 

 fly-fishing fraternity. 



