Big Grayling

[danielc]

Anybody know what the [url "mailto:C@R"][/url]C@R[/url] record is for the Artic Grayling is. My buddy is catching some big ones. He caught 18 and the biggest was 16 1/2 he don't carry a scale but i was thinking he might want to.
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[Flyfishinglover]

Sorry for bad news he is sorda close to record but not that close. The catch and release is 19 in. Ya your friends is closer on the angler record then catch and release. Just gota give him credit for a nice size grayling. When I went there this year biggest was about 12-13 in but to see a 16 is nice. Maybe in a few years your friend will catch it again and maybe break the record [laugh]


http://wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks/2012...ishing.pdf



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[grousehunter]

nice fish!
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[Springbuck]

Still a couple pretty fish, though.. Good for him... Still trying on that specie...
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[rctalbot]

Now those are some legit grayling right there!
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[EvilTyeDyeTwin]

Nice Grayling by Utah standards....although they do not fight as hard as the other finned ocuppants of the high uinta lakes....they sure are pretty!
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[LOAH]

When you hook a grayling of 16", you'll be surprised your line held.

Really. They're beasts when they get big, at least, where I've taken big ones. Very surprising fight.

That grayling record isn't going to last very much longer. I know people who were catching near-record grayling 2 years ago. They weren't keeping score, but the photos I saw were pretty convincing.

I might run into some this weekend, if I can get over there...

To the OP, those are pretty nice. Definitely noteworthy catches. If I were him, I'd also be excited.
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[riverdog]

Nice fish. You catch them because their different and pretty- especially when the sunlight shines through their sail. I've caught some 14-15 inch grayling and I have to agree with ETDT- worse fighting fish even in moving water let alone stillwater. Pound for pound only lake trout is lower in my book.
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[TyeDyeTwins]

[quote LOAH]When you hook a grayling of 16", you'll be surprised your line held.

Really. They're beasts when they get big, at least, where I've taken big ones. Very surprising fight.

That grayling record isn't going to last very much longer. I know people who were catching near-record grayling 2 years ago. They weren't keeping score, but the photos I saw were pretty convincing.

I might run into some this weekend, if I can get over there...

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I do agree that the grayling record is going to be beat very soon. I was talking to an angler that slipped me the name of the lake that will beat it. When I mention it to the fish shop guys they gasp and tell me to shoosh. Whenever I can get someone with a 4WD to take me there I will try to land the monster.

However I think the grayling fight was over-dramatized when others told me about it. My largest was 13.5 inches and I was not impressed very much by the fight. And that was on the fly rod. Still a very pretty fish to catch though and worth pursuing.
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[riverdog]

I'll drive you in [] this weekend if you want.
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[TyeDyeTwins]

[quote riverdog]I'll drive you in [] this weekend if you want.[/quote]

This weekend I have made plans for more pike at Yuba but next weekend I am free. PM me if you really want to try this palce with me.
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