Just Saying, Best Nite Time Bat Fly Ever.

[laker67]

Around 10 pm on tuesday night, Corky and I started fishing at outflow number, whatever they changed it to. They are no longer outlets one, two, and three, they are outflows 29, 67, or something like that. Anyway, same principle as before, water out, and fish in. Fishing was tough that night, we had changed flies several times with limited results. Donnie and Dylan Culver were there and having about the same success. On one of my backcasts, the fly line stopped in mid air and dropped at my feet. I am thinking what the heck, did it hit my fly rod? I strip the line through the guides, and lift my rod to inspect the fly. A leaf is hanging from my fly and spinning in a circle, that is, it appeared to be a leaf. As I reached out to grab it, it had a funny feel to it unlike any leaf I had ever held. All of a sudden it started flapping around, and as I Iet it go, it flew off. My barbless hook had disengaged so I no longer had to contend with an angry bat attached to the fly. I have night fished taneycomo for almost 40 years and this is the first bat I have ever caught. So I am saying that this is the best, nite time, bat fly, ever. If anyone would like the recipe for this, send me a pm.

[sms_alum]

I had that happen a few years back, then my buddy did the next night. I think certain times of the year they are pretty thick. Who knows how many times you come close or have hit them in the past. Now I just blame a bad cast at night on the bats.

[mic]

Holy crap batman.

[fishinwrench]

I do a lot of evening flyfishing for white bass here on the lake, the Bat Hatch is a common occurrence. Haven't caught one (probably because I'm using hooks too big for them to eat) but I have had them bite my leader many times during a cast. If you don't check your leader/tippet after it happens you are likely to break off on the next hookset.

Sometimes they will chase your fly right into the water and drown themselves. Purple martins will do it also.

[Ham]

One bat every 40 years is NOT a good enough fly for me. Let me know when you get something that gets you a bat a trip.

Thanks.

[Johnsfolly]

I have had bats hit my line, but have never hooked one. When I was living in Florida, I did hook a brown pelican. Anytime you threw out your bait or tried to land a fish this bird would dive on it in the water. I tried to pull out my bait as it opened its mouth and must have set the hook. It took 5 minutes or so to get the bird close. I eventually had to cut the line to keep from getting beaten by its wings. It went right back to the railing that it was sitting on when I made my cast. After meeting with me that bird now had four lines coming out of its beak.

[fshndoug]

I once caught a tree on a backcast,I am lying,1000 trees on backcasts.

[laker67]

I once caught a tree on a backcast,I am lying,1000 trees on backcasts.

[podum]

Man, think about what that bat was thinking when it was stopped in mid-air ... like an air trout.

[troutgnat]

Man I must have the luck of the draw...Not only have I hooked the common bat(more than once) but I have also hooked the mighty beaver on Taneycomo as well. A 40# plus beaver takes fly line off in a hurry With 8lb fluorocarbon I darn near burned my palm trying to break the thing off. Lastly, on Swan creek fishing for white bass I hooked a mallard in mid air coming through on the forward cast. They don't come off easy when hooked in the neck! Anyway, I like to fish for a multitude of species on the flyrod.