![]() But I always come back to the philosophy of adaptation, because that’s where I’m most comfortable. Sure, I’ve gone through phases where I reasoned I might do better by sticking with one fly type and one tactic - and I’ve done that for seasons at a time. I night fish with five different fly types: surface flies, streamers, wet flies, nymphs and Harvey Pushers. And then we strive to adjust them, to adapt our daytime tactics to the new challenges of a river in shadow. Since night fishing beats us down, we look for some stability. It takes seasons of fishing after dark to get past the rookie stage again. Night fishing challenges a steadfast angler’s resolve. Success requires a long-range mentality to overcome defeat - because there’s lots of it. Long-term anglers are the ones who see failure as a matter of course, artfully blaming the trout when appropriate and using an empty net as a chance for contemplation, asking “What can I do differently?”Īnd the night angler needs that confidence. Because, if you’ve day-fished long enough, you’ve been humbled and learned to take it all in stride. Yup, everything’s different at night, and fishing dark rivers will quickly make anyone feel like a rookie with a rod in his hand. Given all that, we haven’t addressed the obvious - that you can’t really see what the hell you’re doing out there. And your tippet isn’t really tippet anymore - it’s a chunk of thick, stiff monofilament, designed for setting the hook hard and holding on. Flies that you’d never consider in the daylight become your new confidence patterns after dark. Trout hold in peculiar places and behave in strange ways. ![]() Enough is different about the night game that your whole system seems turned upside down. Rather, it’s for the well-seasoned angler who doesn’t mind feeling like he’s green again. Night fishing with a fly rod isn’t for beginners. ![]() You can find the full list of articles here. ![]() ** This Troutbitten article is part of the Night Fishing for Trout series. ![]()
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