On Aug 16, 4:48 am, mdk77 wrote:
I was looking for information on trout fishing in Missouri and there
was a post saying the biggest trout were caught after dark. Frankly
I'd never heard of fly fishing after dark. Do any of you do this with
any luck? What flies do you fish in the dark?
It almost sounds like a "fish story" to me :-)
Yes, most of my really big resident browns have been caught at night.
Quite a few while fishing for sea-trout ( Sea run browns) They range
about a lot more at night, and usually feed on larger prey like
minnows, bullheads etc. In the daytime they hole up and are rarely, if
ever, seen. They are more or less exclusively cannibals, and
streamers are usually the best lure for them, but sometimes they will
take larger dry flies and other stuff as well.
Fishing is best on very dark nights. You have to know your spots well,
and be able to cast by hearing and touch. I have never had any big
rainbows at night, but there are not many rainbows where I fish
anyway, and that is probably the reason.
I donīt know anything about bass.
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Regards and tight lines!
Mike Connor
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