Introduction
This guide was written with the intent to show players how to catch the Grayling in Belaya River and to share some spinning techniques used in the game. Please remember that in our game fish might change spots and lures/baits. Those spots that I will show you might not work in the future and the same goes to the lures or baits I used. From my own experience as a player, I knew that Grayling likes to bite on small spinners so I decided to only focus on using Ultra Light spinning tackle to target Graylings.
Species Overview
The grayling (Thymallus thymallus) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family Salmonidae. It is the only species of the genus Thymallus (the graylings) native to Europe, where it is widespread from the United Kingdom and France to the Ural Mountains in Russia, but does not occur in the southern parts of the continent. The grayling grow to a maximum recorded length of 60 cm (24 in) and a maximum recorded weight of 6.7 kg (15 lb). Of typical Thymallus appearance, the grayling proper is distinguished from the similar Arctic grayling (T. arcticus arcticus) by the presence of 5–8 dorsal and 3–4 anal spines, which are absent in the other species; T. thymallus also has a smaller number of soft rays in these fins. The grayling prefers cold, clean, running riverine waters, but also occurs in lakes and, exceptionally, in brackish waters around the Baltic Sea. Omnivorous, the fish feeds on vegetable matter, as well as crustaceans, insects and spiders, molluscs, zooplankton, and smaller fishes.
Gear
I spend around 7 hrs over 4 days trying 4 different spots on Belaya River map. I used 1 UL setup (spinning tackle) and a variety of small spinners and small wobblers.
My setup:
Lures I used to catch Grayling during 4 days of testing:
- Early morning (in the game) 4am - 8am:
- Daytime (in the game) 8am - 6 pm:
- Evenings and nights (in the game) 6pm - 4am:
Spots
Spots that I was fishing on:
No.1. 73.50
No.2 73.48
No.3 73.57 - The best spot for me for all 4 days.
No.4 72.39
Results
Day 1:
Day 2:
Day 3:
Day 4:
Conclusion
The best time for me to catch Grayling was between in-game hrs 5am - 7pm and temperature 14 -17 C. Grayling was also bitting outside those hrs but bite rate was slower for me. Grayling will bite with sunny weather but also when is raining.
The best spinning technique (both wobblers and spinners) for me was:
retrieval with speed 23-25 - Straight Retrieval
retrieval with speed up - 23 for 3-4 sec and speed up with SHIFT for 3 sec - Speed Up
Twitching with wobblers was also working for me but I preferred to use retrieval.
Grayling is awesome fish to target, you can also catch other nice species when trying for Grayling- Chub, Brown Trout, Ide and Taimen.
Use light and shiny spinners and wobblers during the day and darker colours during the evening and night. Looks like Grayling on Belaya River also likes red shiny lures during a day.
You can catch grayling in the open water but also around huge stones - close to the top of the water.
Good luck and have fun guys. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask here on the forums (not in game please). Thanks, Levo.
Source: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1631408163
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