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Thymallus thymallus, the grayling or European grayling, [3] 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, and Balkans on the south-east, but does not occur in the southern parts of the continent.
Kittelfjäll is primarily known for its outdoor activities. In the summer, the area offers opportunities for mountain hiking, fishing, and cycling on scenic routes. The Vojmån River is particularly popular for grayling fishing and catching large trout. In winter, visitors can enjoy ski touring, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, and ice fishing.
The scientific name of the Arctic grayling is Thymallus arcticus.It was named in 1776 by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas from specimens collected in Russia. The name of the genus Thymallus first given to grayling (T. thymallus) described in the 1758 edition of Systema Naturae by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus originates from the faint smell of the herb thyme, which emanates from the flesh.
The river is known by anglers for the quality of its salmon and trout fishing, including a particular form of fly fishing where the angler uses a double-handed fly rod to throw a 'Spey cast' whereby the fly and the line do not travel behind the fisher (thereby keeping these away from the bushes and trees lining the banks behind him or her ...
They also produced a fold-out waterways map, and later guides to the Broads and the Scottish Canals. Surprisingly, research had been conducted by offering the researchers money to pay for bed and breakfast, and a contribution towards fuel for a boat until this time, but with the new editions, remuneration of the researchers was finally covered ...
This is an impartial (not implicitly biased to a single governing body, the BRFC) and comprehensive record list of 310 British record freshwater fish, past and present, involving 60 species/sub-species of fish caught using the traditional angling method of rod and line.
It is populated with wild brown trout, and in the lower reaches coarse fish including dace, chub, perch, roach, pike and bream and some grayling, the average size being 8–10 ounces (230–280 g). There is a run of Atlantic salmon and a sparse run of sea trout. Just 150 metres (490 ft) below the union of the River Barle is Black Pool, which is ...
In the dilapidated harbour, which began construction in 1889 and was designed by James Barron, [2] there are still some small fishing boats. The Arbroath smokie (haddock hot smoked in a particular way) is said to have originated in Auchmithie. [3] Local legend has it a store caught fire one night, destroying barrels of haddock preserved in salt ...