Last night I caught my largest bass of the year just as it was getting dark. If you are considering fishing for smallmouth bass at night here are some tactics which help me. I choose a section of the river where the footing is farily uniform such as a gravel or cobblestone bottom rather than zig zag ledges. I want a fairly open tree line so I don’t get caught on my back casts. I choose flies which are very durable so I don’t have to replace them in the dark after a dozen bass eat them. I carry a small waterproof flashlight in case I need to replace a fly or rework my leader. I use a Folstaff wading staff to probe the stream bottom ahead of me so I don’t get in too deep. Finally, I select a get out spot, which I had checked out in the daylight, so I don’t have to climb out of the river in the dark through poison ivy, itch weed or an old barbed wire fence.
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