Alaskan Northwest Adventures fishies a river system with 7 tributaries on it. The majority of grayling fishing happens on the Niukluk River where our fishing lodge is. All fishing is in clear water and site fishing. Our grayling range from 14 inches to 22 inches.

There aren't many places in Alaska much less the world that has the world class grayling we offer. Our river system has everything from insects to salmon roe to maintain an healthy grayling stock. There may be as many as a thousand grayling in a mile of river, this can be an awsome site when the hatch is happening. The great thing is the lack of fishing pressure on our river system.

We also request folks to fish barbless hooks and practice catch and release. We will work with clients teaching them how to handle and return uninjured fish to the river. With our larger grayling 20-30 years old you will understand our concerns. An Fish and Game biologest aged a 18-1/2 inch grayling at 30 years old. We have had 22 inch grayling caught near our fishing lodge.

Our fishing parties may catch a hundred grayling in a day.

A fly rod for grayling should be 4- to5-weight. Some of our clients have brough 1 weights and really had a ball fishing. Your barbless hooks should be #12 to #18. Dry fly fishing for trophy grayling is at its best from mid-June through Sept. Dry fly and nymph patterns should repesent the following insects may, caddis and stone flies. Other patterns that work well are midges, ants, beetles, mice, spiders, maggots, sculpins, egg imitations and flesh flies.