Understanding every inch of the river you plan on night fishing is extremely important. Safety is by far the utmost importance when fishing, especially night fishing. Some of the most dominant predators on the planet feed at night… and brown trout are no different.īefore we go further into tips, tactics, and tackle, I’d like to preface that night fishing obviously has its additional challenges and even dangers.

The majority of the largest trout I have ever seen were at night in less than 24” of water.

In most cases in my night fishing experience, there’s almost always a much bigger fish that shows itself at night than any other previous fish you’ve might have seen during the daylight hours. To be honest, you’re probably unaware of what lies beneath the surface tucked against a log jam or wedged under that giant boulder mid-river that you’ve fished countless times.

Let’s Face It, in Most Cases Those Big Brown Trout in Your Local River Aren’t Falling Victim To a Size 10 Woolly Bugger or a 16 Prince Nymph

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