July in interior Alaska is prime time for dry fly fishing for grayling. I make the 6 hour drive yearly on the second week of July to spend the weekend dry fly fishing for these beautiful fish. I know the Yukon and NWT hold grayling, does nothern Ontario hold any? If so, it would be neat to see some pics. The colors of these fish vary considerably even within the same river. Some are greyish tan while others are dark blue and some yellow. No two fish are ever a like. If they hold the same shape and size, then the color varies or the dorsal fin has unique cuts into it or colors. These fish are extremely fun to fish for and are ravenous. 18" fish are considered trophies in AK. During our yearly trip to the interior 18" fish are very common and 19" and 20" are taken as well. Here are a few specimen from this year's trip.
Nice yellow color on this guy.
I love the red tips on the dorsal fins.
What a darkie!
Look at the intense blue color on the tip of the dorsal fin!
Grayling staging to spawn.
Underwater sailfish shot
This one is my PB. 19 1/2". A lot of blue on this guy too.
You can catch them on nearly any fly. But when the hatch is on and they are hitting top water why use anything else but dries. You can have 3 or 4 fish about 5 feet from you and they will not strike your fly unless it is presented properly. I have had three or four drifts over a fish before it finally hits the fly. So cool. Would be cool to see some pics of these fish from elsewhere.
