Vicious fighting grayling - Jack Perks

“As anglers we give grayling this whimsical tag the ‘Lady of the Stream’, but they’re more ‘Bruisers of the Brook’!

“In spring, the males will turn quite black and dark and they rut with each other like deer. They don’t have teeth, but they’re really violent – biting and slapping each other for the right to mate with the females. It’s really quite shocking to watch!

“This happens in spring, when anglers aren’t fishing for them, so most people won’t have seen it, but I’ve filmed it in the Peak District in Derbyshire and you’ll see this in all waters that contain grayling.”

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Jack is currently crowdfunding to produce a free film called Britain’s Hidden Fishes, narrated by Jeremy Wade. To help get this project off the ground, visit the website here.