My experiences with fly fishing in the dark began with an article I read years ago in a fishing magazine. Last year I started fishing before sun-up to escape the hordes of fly fisherman hitting the streams due to COVID-19 induced interest in fly fishing. I usually have the river all to myself.Guest Blogger: Joe Dellaria, Woodbury MN Author with a nice fish on after nautical dusk. In order to simplify my need to replace my leader tippet, I use my Bright Butt 9ft 0X Leader.įly fishing at night for bass is a great amount of fun. I carry a small waterproof flashlight that hooks onto my hat or vest. If I even suspect I feel a bass’es strike I set the hook firmly with both my line hand and rod simultaneously. Normally I cover 100 yards of river thoroughly in two hours by wading and fishing downstream by fanning my casts to both the right and left. I don’t want to run into barbed wire, itch weed and steep muddy banks. I always select sections of the river that I’m familiar with so I know easy areas to get into and out of the river.
Just to play it safe, I wait until after the middle of June when the river is warm enough that I can wade wet (without waders). I use my Folstaf wading stick to probe the streambottom ahead of me so I don’t step into deep areas. I want to attract the bass’es attention and have him rush to grab my fly. Then strip the fly ten inches every ten seconds with a firm, loud line-hand stripping action. I cast down and across stream at a 20 degree angle. I wade downstream, well away from the riverbanks so I don’t catch tree limbs on my back casts.
The Murray’s Stonecat Streamer size 4 and the Murray’s Sculpin Marauder size 4 are great streamers because their large heads create a great commotion. The Shenandoah Chugger size 4 is very effective on the surface. I find I have my best success with bugs and streamers which send out heavy vibrations as I strip them through the stream. You can catch many large bass by fly fishing at night.
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