Fishing At Night On Taney

[duckydoty]

Fished again last night and this was the 3rd time in a week I had the whole place to myself after dark. The fishing has been incredible! Started fishing around 4 p.m. yesterday and there were only a few people there. Drifted size 20 sow bugs at the riffles around the rebar and just slayed them. A fella with his 2 kids came in close so I gave them the spot and moved down to the fallen tree. Picked up quite a few more there and spied on monster bow in the slack water on the other side. Decided to try him after dark and headed up to the flats between outlet one and 2 about and hour before it got dark. Started striping white mink sculpins up there and had fish on just about every cast. Picked up one bow right at 20 inches that had just and unbelievable girth to it. These fish are healthy, fat, and want to chase something. Stayed up there till about 10 p.m. and headed back down to the tree where I spied the big one. That's when I noticed that again I had the whole place to myself????? No one night fishing anymore?????

Could not make contact with the big fish but did catch several others from the tree down to the point of the Big Hole.

You guys are gonna have to get out and take advantage of this water being off......Try it at night. It has been awesome!

[back2roots]

Thanks for the report!!! Trying to arrange a trip back down the weekend of the 22nd and want to try some night fishing for the first time. Maybe I'll see you then.

Blessings!

Bill

[fly2fish]

Duane is right I fished Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights and only saw 2 other lights on the water and hit it just as the water was shutting down each night. There is always that golden hour in fishing and hunting, half hour before and after sun up and half hour before and after sun down but the golden hour for trout seems to be the hour right after the water goes down where it is wadable out to the point at big hole or the flats between outlet 1 and 2. Sunday night before the storms hit was incredible, had to fight the wind but that is when they hit it before you could get the first strip in. When the wind laid for a few minutes they didn't hit until the swing on the drift. I was going to keep 4 of the silver bullets Sunday night but only 1 was even close to being under 12 inches, most were 14 or better. The last one I had on when the lightening bolt struck may have been the biggest of the night but I shook it off as I was heading toward the bank.

F2F

[duckydoty]

Thanks for the report!!! Trying to arrange a trip back down the weekend of the 22nd and want to try some night fishing for the first time. Maybe I'll see you then.

Blessings!

Bill

I hope you can get it arranged, but you definately wont be seeing me. I will be in Alaska starting the 21st and wont be returning till the end of Sept. No worries though, I will be getting some fishing in.

Make sure you fish during the day before you go out night fishing. Try to remember where the big rocks, stumps, logs and holes are that might trip you up. Make reference to them by the skyline. That is the only thing you will see at night. Take note on how the water flows and where you need to cast during the day in places you want to fish at night. Good luck to you and I'm sure you will have some fun.

[Flysmallie]

I will be in Alaska starting the 21st and wont be returning till the end of Sept. No worries though, I will be getting some fishing in.

If you are trying to make us feel sorry for you it didn't work.

Have fun in Alaska!

[back2roots]

Thanks for the info..I will remember!

Have a safe and fun trip to Alaska...that's on my bucket list too.

Tight Lines!!!

Bill

[Jason Essary]

Wow Duck, alaska for that long? what all are you going to go after?

[duckydoty]

My wife and I spend our summers in Western Alaska guiding for all 5 pacific salmon species, giant rainbows, 40+ northern pike, arctic char/dolley varden, and arctic greyling.

Here is a link to a slide show showing some of the fish we chase up there.

Bristol Bay Adventures slide show

[Flysmallie]

My wife and I spend our summers in Western Alaska guiding for all 5 pacific salmon species, giant rainbows, 40+ northern pike, arctic char/dolley varden, and arctic greyling.

Here is a link to a slide show showing some of the fish we chase up there.

Bristol Bay Adventures slide show

bragger.

One of these days I'm going to ruin your summer and come up and fish for a week. I have to get there. Have a great summer and watch out for those bears.

[Phil Lilley]

Now I wish I would have come up and joined you last night. Thought I was going to take Caleb and Maggie (my son and girlfriend) fly fishing this morning but we're waiting on this rain to pass.