Grafham Zander Fly Fishing May 2024

A Video Report of our first two days Zander Fly fishing at Grafham Water in May 2024.
Thanks For watching, tight lines, see you in the boat.
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[@williamwebster486]

Grafham can be a very hard water, conditions change every moment. The browns will smash large lures, I've had brownies up to about 8-9lbs on 16cm swimbaits in that place. Back out again on Saturday, fly fishing for those zeds. Thoroughly enjoyed the video lads 💯

[@flylurefishingphotographer]

Thanks very much William, Tight lines for Saturday. Definitely some very large Brown trout in Grafham, wouldn't' be surprised to see a 15lb one, have seen very large ones on the sonar when lure fishing also.

[@SwissPredatorFlyfishing]

Excellent video! Zander flyfishing can be so hard but when you finally manage to hook one of these spiky rascals it’s something else. Thank you from Switzerland Tight Lines Timo

[@flylurefishingphotographer]

Many Thanks

[@alexredhat3476]

Great video. However, you need to buy one of those wireless mics.

[@flylurefishingphotographer]

Yes, we do use mics at times but keeping two mics recording for 12 hours and then syncing up the audio later is just beyond what i have time to do, as well as concentrating on the fishing. Hence the use of voiceover. the 360 camera does not have great sound. Will try for better sound . Thanks

[@Fisher7788]

Perfect video to watch as I’m going on Friday. I’m a bit daunted as it’s my first time on Grafham and I’ve never caught a zander. Would you say slow retrieve for the zander? And apologies if I missed on the video but do you use a fluorocarbon trace whilst targeting zander?

[@flylurefishingphotographer]

HI Fisher, apologies, thought i had replied to this but it seems to have disappeared. In answer to your questions. Generally I would say the deeper (+ 15ft )we are trying to fish, the slower the retrieve, if fishing shallow then chances are the fish are hunting and so will be triggered by a slightly faster retrieve. Fly leaders are made up of are 20- 30lb fluro to 10 - 20lb knot-table wire (AFW surflon micro supreme), usually 5 to 7ft in length from the end of the fly line. Kev uses a fastach clip on the end of his line to attach flies, I just tie on with a perfection loop. I use a small swivel mid leader, so that I can alter the end section to suit conditions and depths. Finally, Zander fly fishing is really tough going at times but that only increases the reward when you get a good result.