Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: After Midnight...

If you can find a copy of Jim Bashline's "Night Fishing for Trout" it would be worth a read.

There are limited hatches, though there are spinner falls.  The whitefly hatch on the YellowBreeches and the Hex hatch in Michigan are the two night hatches I can think of.  Otherwise, big topwater for big browns or streamers.

I don't have a lot of experience because you have to be pretty comfortable in both the river and your casting.  Check your leader often for knots.

On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Yambag Nelson <northstreetwreckingcrew@gmail.com> wrote:

I haven;'t done a ton of night fishing but have done some. A few thoughts.  If the river you are fishing has big browns, then definitely try a mouse pattern.  Depnding on how late you plan to fish and where you are fishing, you could encounter a spinner fall.  An example of this would be the coffin flies associated with a green drake hatch that can come down well after dark, particularly if the  weather is very warm.  Mostly though I would think mice or streamers.  A set up of 3 wet flies is sort of the traditional night time rig, but I have honestly not messed with that much but it supposedly works. 

 

I don't know what your nornal daytime flies are but I would generally not bother with that kind of stuff.  If you are going to make the effort to fish at night, i would be chasing big fish which means you want to give them something worth their effort.  I have never heard of anyone nymphing at night as it sort of defeats the purpose. 

 

One other thing is that large browns can come into shallower water at night.  Water that you may not bother with during the day could have fish at night. 

On Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 8:55:49 AM UTC-4, Forrest Allen wrote:

Good morning, 

I am seeking any advice or tips for a novice night fisherman. I'll be on water with rainbows, brookies, and some browns this weekend, and want throw a few flies out there to see what I've been missing in the dark shadows at night. 

I am very curious about what flies tend to get a fishes attention at night? Is it necessary to have some sort of hatch in order to get these fish to rise to a dry? Do bigger patterns do more to get fish interested? I've heard of using mouse patterns for browns at night, and matching a hatch for all species, but will the basic flies I use for these fish during the day suffice at night? I expect the standard woolly patterns would do ok... but what about nymphs?

I am reasonably familiar with the stretch of water I want to fish during the night, so I feel comfortable wading to most any spot. Do the fish get more or less spooky at night? Should I approach the water differently? 

Any advice will be much appreciated! I think this info will be a good addition to the blog too - I couldnt find much on night fishing in any one particular thread. 

Forrest

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