This third and latest article in a series on fly-fishing at night concentrates on fishing in rivers.
While the rewards for fishing at night can be spectacular in terms of bigger fish, the potential dangers of fishing in rivers in the dark of night do require a good deal more preparation than is usual for daylight fishing.
“…I guess summing up the difficulties; when night fishing you become acutely aware of how much daytime fly-fishing relies on your seeing what is going on.
Ok, so it looks like night fishing is confined to a bunch of nutter fishermen, bumbling about in the dark, hoping they are doing the right thing, dreaming of a big fish, while their nose freezes off. Well, call me a nutter. But I am a nutter who enjoys catching bigger fish than are normally found during the day.
However here is one thing that is absolutely essential when contemplating fishing a river at night – know the water…”
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