Fly Fishing for Predators at Grafham Water

Fishing for Predators on the fly is one of the fastest growing areas in fly fishing. The kit and flies required for this kind of fly fishing is far removed from the gentle #3 or #4 weight rods we use to gentle land a dry fly on our local stream. No, your gonna need a bigger rod, line and fly for this work!
In this video I take a day afloat with experienced Predator angler Tom Finney. He talks through tackle flies and and the how to.
Have you tried Fly fishing for predators? Let me know how you got on in the comments section below.
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[@edwardpreston3663]

It's a wonder that there are any trout left in Grafham with all these predators about. WTF! He put it back! How many more expensively stocked fish is that monster going to eat? Don't understand this in a TROUT fishery charging lots of money to the trout angler. It's cheating these anglers with less trout to catch, unless there is heavy restocking going on. I know, why not stock it with pike and do away with trout fishing?

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Trout are too fast for Pike. The Pike take the sick and dying fish, they are actually good for the fishery.

[@leemowers9395]

toothy. were you using wire leaders? The description remind me of Pike and Musky strikes in Canadian Waters. Thanks Lindsay.

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Hi Lee, yes wire traces or specialised poly leaders are essential. I do want to do more of it but I really love trout fishing.

[@troutwithleigh4503]

Lovely Vid mate great subject matter too, enjoyed only done the same as you caught by mistake, did you ever see the picture of the pike Gary Morris caught at Pitsford? estimated 40-50 pounds

[@lindsayiflyfish]

Leigh, no never saw that one, it is something I want to do more of pal, its just time. We need to sort that day on the bank out soon.

[@troutwithleigh4503]

@@lindsayiflyfish Was at Farmoore on Saturday and Sunday would be a good venue easy bank fishing and lots of fish! subject matter new against old! I still have the very first carbon rod that was on the market and some old rim fly reels, would be a good crack to put the old stuff and fly's up against the new gear and fly's! think this would make a cracking vid! my mobile [phone]

[@lindsayiflyfish]

@@troutwithleigh4503 Sounds good pal, just back from three days on Rutland outstanding sport.

[@troutwithleigh4503]

@@lindsayiflyfish Was on there yesterday with a client, funny enough had perch to two and a half pounds ,pike to 4lb and 20 plus rainbows up to 4lb,what a place at the moment! fished Grafham the day before, nail's there! gone brown! caught 6 and by the sounds of it was a good bag for the 2 of us lots of double blank's Tim was out there yesterday only had 2, so must be bad!!!

[@lindsayiflyfish]

@@troutwithleigh4503 When I was up at Rutland we were getting reports that Grafham had started to colour up.

[@gibbyutah]

Some nice big monsters!

[@lindsayiflyfish]

There is bigger fish in there!