Glad to hear you're on the mend, and that the fish are biting.
The hot weather and humidity gave me a hunch that fish might be feeding on the surface at night. I got to the farmy at 9pm and to my surprise, which seems to be the norm on the farmy this year, there were several people in the spot I wanted to fish. I sharpened my elbows and tied on a mouse pattern. A couple of dozen casts later and the mouse got sucked underwater and landed a beauty of a wild brown in the 18 inch class. I had a few more short strikes after that but called it at midnight. Pics are bad bc I was swarmed by bugs as soon as I turned on my headlamp.
Way to go Pat. Let's plan a real mission soon and I'll join. I have spots people are too afraid to visit at night!
Gonna try it this weekend on the Deerfield. Any tips?
I like to shorten my leader and increase my tippet strength. I was using 12lb fluoro last night. Only other suggestion is that most mammals aren't good swimmers so I try to slow my retrieve down if throwing a mouse. I'm def no expert so experiment and see what works.
Yes here:https://troutbitten.com/2018/07/11/night-fishing-for-trout-part-one-people-places-and-things/Dom is a really good dude and his site has helped my game tremendously. Then I fished with him...it was unreal how much I learned.
Thanks! I'll be sure to check this out.