Yet some of the biggest bags of grayling 

 on record in Yorkshire rivers have been 

 made in bright, dry, frosty weather. Mr. 

 Senior, a grayling enthusiast, is most hope- 

 ful on a morning of sunshine and still- 

 ness after a white frost. Mr. Sheringham 

 made his best bag of grayling for 1904 

 on a December day, when it was freezing 

 slightly the whole time he was out. 

 Mr. Rolt, a recognised authority on this 

 fish, also considers an overnight frost and 

 a dull day, with occasional sunshine and 

 no wind, to follow, ideal conditions for 

 sport. " In frosty weather," he adds, 

 "when the wet-fly has frozen into a tiny 

 mass of ice on being taken out of the 

 water for a few moments, grayling have 

 taken freely." 



Opinions Many salmon- and trout -fishermen 



ftarty oppose frost unconditionally. Mr. Munro 



weather. Edwards has never enjoyed much sport 



with trout .after a white frost in the 



morning. He considers that it makes 



both salmon and sewin "dour." He 



notes, writing chiefly of North Wales, 



