Pictures of Trout, Salmon, and Grayling Underwater, Page 5

This simple rubber-legged foam beetle is one of my favorite flies for Arctic grayling. It's quick to tie so I don't mind losing one or two on snags. It's durable, so one fly can last a hundred fish or more. It never needs floatant to ride the surface well. Most importantly, it catches fish, although grayling often hit almost anything. The bold profile and attention-grabbing plop of the beetle, I think, draw fish from farther away than a more subtle fly might, and it often draws unusually savage strikes.

This tiny brook trout fry lived in a crystal clear nursery area where a large spring flows straight from the ground.

Dwarf dolly varden

Same male dwarf dolly as in this picture and this one.