| Arctic Grayling Fishing
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Arctic Grayling have an average length
of 12-15 inches and weighs in at 1-3 pounds. A strikingly
coloured fish, the back is purple to blue-black or
blue-grey with sides of a pinkish iridescence having
a number of V-shaped or diamond shaped spots. The
Arctic Grayling head is olive-green with a mauve iridescence.
During spawning the colors darken and the male becomes
more brilliant than the female.
Always on the lookout for
a tasty insect morsel, Arctic grayling are popular with anglers for their willingness
to take a lure. This characteristic, however, is more than a special gift from
nature. It is one of the grayling's unique adaptations. Sporting
an elegant sail-like dorsal fin, Arctic grayling are freshwater cousins of the
trout. During the short summer season, Arctic Grayling feast on huge numbers of
drifting aquatic insects. Arctic Grayling prefer to feed in clear flowing rivers
so they can see their prey. Arctic Grayling use silty glacial rivers as summer
migration corridors and for overwintering.
Arctic Grayling are taken by Eskimos
and Indians as food for their dogs and, less often,
for themselves. They are an attractive sport fish
due to their tendency to leap when hooked. Fly fishermen
fly into northern Canada to catch this beautiful fish.
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