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 Connecticut: Mousing, A Night Time Fly Fishing Adventure
Posted by FlyAddict (3052 reads)
Just when I thought I had fly fished every way possible on my local river I was
introduced to the next step in fly fishing bliss. We stepped into the river at 9:00pm as other fishermen were stepping out.
Puzzled looks on their faces after a decent evening of dry fly fishing was
coming to a close. We were armed with 6 and 7 weight rods. My buddy had a
stripping basket which made the parting fly fishermen even more curious, as if
we were fly fishing for stripers from the shore. We took our position at the top
of the run and planned on working our way down river. Our eyes were
adjusting to the night sky. The moon was out in full which added a certain
ambience to the experience. Casting to the far shore and slowly stripping
our deer hair mouse patterns you could almost hear your own heart beat
waiting for that strike. On my third cast, just off the shore my line went
tight. With a strip set, I was into a nice fish. With heavy leader it was
easy to get the fish in quick, snap a picture and let it go. What a rush. I
have found a new favorite way to fly fish. I think I had more action then during
a day time outing.
Night fly fishing brings the monsters out! The big fish that don't move to much
during the day come out in the open in the evenings. It was still amazing to
see that a 13 inch trout would come up and hit a mouse size 2 or 4 hook, but the
majority of the fish were 16 plus with a good number of tout in the 18 to 22 inch
range. Being night time the
fish will come out in the open and it is
possible to hit a fish 10 feet away. A 6-7wt rod helps with the large bulky
fly. A heavy leader is also important. You will certainly end up on the far bank or in
a tree behind you because it is hard to see. The heavy leader will allow you
to rip your fly out of the trees...being that spinning deer hair mouse
patterns is time consuming.
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Re: Connecticut: Mousing, A Night Time Fly Fishing Adventure
by Shaq http://www.theanglersnet.com | | Sweet! Big Browns love mice...Night Flyfishing...Use the Force Luke!! |
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Re: Connecticut: Mousing, A Night Time Fly Fishing Adventure
by waterwhippa | | Sounds like a blast. I have to try that sometime....plump and healthy browns in your home state. |
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Re: Connecticut: Mousing, A Night Time Fly Fishing Adventure
by jeremy http://www.fliesandfins.com | hey flyaddict ...
interesting read .. that is one thing i have to spend a little more time trying (both salt and fresh) .. fly fishing at night .. it is a whole different game and certainly takes some getting used to ... amazing how things change after the sun goes down ... and in your case .. for the better .. nice work. |
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Re: Connecticut: Mousing, A Night Time Fly Fishing Adventure
by wrh http://www.theanglersnet.com | | I love fishing at night. When I used to fish the Farmington regularly the best fishing would start ~8:30 and everyone would leave. My buddy and I would fish till 11 pm sometimes. For night fishing one had better know the river very well or all kinds of bad stuff can happen. Thanks for the story and glad you nailed em. |
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