Night Fly

[Phil Lilley]

The debate had me so riled up I had to go someplace to cool off.  Standing in cold water was the remedy. 

No one in the parking lot, couldn't believe it.  Walked down below Rebar and started.  Bite on first cast which usually is a bad thing but they were active till the lightning became too intense.

Fished only a #6 purple/red hybernator, 4x tippet.  Casting downstream at a 45 and letting it swing, stripping regular speed and strips, nothing fancy.  They hit hard, so hard I couldn't keep hold of them.  Most were heavy fish too so it was disappointing to not land them.  The hybernator is tied on a 200R hook.  Most of the fish I landed were hooked in the lower jaw. 

As I worked down, I started catching only small rainbows.  Seemed like I ran past the browns so I doubled back and started the section again but no strikes.  The lightning had intensified which probably shut the bite down.

Walked back up to #2.  Still no one on the lake but me.  I casted a dozen times with one hit but by then I started hearing thunder in the distance and it was getting closer.  By the time I drove out of the parking lot, the rain had started.

Two browns, 15 and may be 18 inches and 5 rainbows were the total.  I fished between 11:30 and 2:00 am.

[Dylan Cluver]

Glad you got into them Phil, the night bite has been tough for us, although I will admit I have not thrown purple and red. 

[duckydoty]

Yup, I should have fished last night too.

[Gavin]

Browns tend to bite when weather is in transition. Glad you got some! 

 

[DaddyO]

Must've just missed you.  We were fishing between outlets 2 and 3 using black and natural hibernators.  The fish kept us interested until we got hungry.