{"id":2025,"date":"2022-03-30T16:36:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T23:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=species&#038;p=2025"},"modified":"2023-04-17T13:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T20:12:00","slug":"arctic-grayling","status":"publish","type":"species","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/species\/arctic-grayling\/","title":{"rendered":"Arctic Grayling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"about\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The Grayling dorsal fin has 17 to 25 rays. The tail fin is forked. The body has scattered black spots on silver-gray sides that sometimes have a pinkish hue. The scales on the grayling are much larger than the scales on trout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Grayling are found in Lee Valley Reservoir and only a few small high mountain lakes in the White Mountains. This fish is not being cultured by the Department at this time, but it is occasionally brought in from out of state hatcheries. They spend most of the year in the lake then &#8220;run&#8221; upstream to spawn in the spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Spawning by grayling is similar to that of other salmonids. It is preceded by upstream runs from lakes with males establishing territories in small streams from February to March. Spawning success in Arizona is poor; consequently supplemental stockings of grayling are necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull image-feature has-alpha-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column image-feature__content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-arctic-grayling\">About Arctic Grayling<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Food<\/strong><br>Their main diet is the adult and larvae of aquatic insects and other invertebrates.<br><strong>Angling<\/strong><br>Grayling are caught on both wet and dry flies. A Royal Coachman, small midge or a black or brown Woolly worm often works very well.<br><strong>Table Quality<\/strong><br>The meat is white, flaky and good tasting, although slightly oily.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column image-feature__image is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"410\" data-src=\"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LakeAndMountain_555.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2021 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/30154800\/LakeAndMountain_555.jpg 555w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/30154800\/LakeAndMountain_555-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/30154800\/LakeAndMountain_555-122x90.jpg 122w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/30154800\/LakeAndMountain_555-541x400.jpg 541w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/30154800\/LakeAndMountain_555-460x340.jpg 460w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 555px; 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