David Southall discusses late season tactics for grayling fishing in the UK.
My Favourite Winter Grayling Flies
David Southall takes us through his favourite grayling patterns for Winter fishing. From squirmy worms to micro nymphs, some are imitative, some are suggestive.
Tackling Alpine Pocket Water with Big Dry Flies by David Southall
The first time my fishing buddy Steve & I visited the high alpine streams of Austria, in July of 2007, we were overawed by the speed & turbulence of the flows. How does one fish a maelstrom...
An Innovative Fly Line & Dry Fly Presentation
An article originally published by the grayling society. David Southall switches from regular dt lines to wf micro thin fly lines to get the presentation he needs to target spooky wild grayling and...
Hunting Big Fish Can Be Frustrating
Trout fishing in the UK, especially on chalk streams, doesn't get any better when you're stalking big, wild brown trout. David Southall fishes Driftfield Beck.
The CdC IOBO Humpy must be one of the world’s greatest dry flies. It is incredibly simple to tie yet unbelievably effective since in various sizes it imitates/suggests a host of insects (Midges, Ap...
I prefer a micro-nymph line to a traditional mono French leader because it is far easier to handle as it has far less memory even when taken straight off the reel: particularly on cold winter days ...
David Southall talks us through his love of and use of tiny flies for trout and grayling fishing.
Micro thin fly lines. Chironomids, Squirmies & Rain
UK Tenkara and ultra light fly angler David Southall describes early season trout and grayling fishing on his favourite water, Driftfield Beck in Yorkshire, UK.