Good Night at Taney

[Sam Potter]

Despite the storm warnings there were a few of us fools fishing Saturday night. I fished all night Saturday below #2. The most productive fishing was between 8 and midnight. I had a good night catching a 23, 22, 20, 20 and an 18. the rest were smaller. All of my fish were browns except a couple of smaller rainbows. There were a few guys out, but not as many as I thought there would be on a Saturday. I did see a 25 female caught, and the guy took her home. She was a pretty fish, no marks and a full body. He said he was going to hang it on the wall. He caught it on an egg pattern. I didn't catch as many fish as others that were drifting with glow in the dark indicators, but I know several of those fish were foul hooked. I had my best luck with a #6 olive/black woolly-bugger. Most of the time I do pretty well with a sculpin pattern, but the olive&black was better Saturday.

Can you explain to me why they set their indicators at 4 feet in 18 inches of water?

[Leonard]

Hey Sam..

the next time you decide to night fish Taney.. give me a shout.. I'll join you....

The reason for set the long leaders is...

the fish (mostly browns) lays on the bottom at night.. yes there are very active but the also just lay there waiting on the food to drift into their mouths... so the egg pattern being used is really "rolling" across the bottom..