favorite species

[Eli]

I had this discussion with Ken (mooskybait) a week ago.

What's your favorite species of fish to catch and why?

It was refreshing to hear that after all the crazy shit he's caught over the years, his favorite is still a true Canadian fish -- the iconic brook trout.

I have not caught anywhere near as many species as Ken so it's a much simpler choice here. The arctic grayling is tops in my books.

Why? Because they are stunning fish that inhabit some pretty stunning places. The way we fish them is simplicity itself; fan cast a #2 aglia spinner over rocky reefs while walking the edges of an island. Combine that with light tackle, water that all but glows turquoise, and sail-finned fish that materialize from between the rocks and ambush the lure mere feet from shore, and you end up with something very special.

There are trout here that top 40lbs. Pike can be taken on muskrat size flies that look like floating beards. Play your cards right and you can catch inconnu until you get board. But it is grayling I want. The red tail that never stops beating. The speckled flanks that take on the colours of submerged Canadian Shield boulders. And most of all, the over-sized dorsal fin.












Whats your favorite species?