Tips For Trout Fishing at Night

Night trout fishing is an excellent time for angling, especially if you want to catch a brown or a trophy, because these fish feed after the sun goes down. Fishing at night does take some prior planning and preparation, though, since your vision will be limited by the darkness.

Fish are not as cautious or easily spooked at nighttime. This allows anglers to be a little lax in their presentation because whatever trout fishing bait they use will not be easily seen by fish in the water. When selecting your trout lures for evening fishing, however, you may want to pick something that is light in color for your own benefit. Even though color does not matter to the fish, you will have an easier time spotting your bait if it has a lighter hue to it. Nighttime is a great time for both trophy trout fishing and brown trout fishing, so pick large bait that will attract these types of fish. Attaching a floater to your line will help these baits to not sink too far in the water or get caught. Nightcrawlers and chubs are good types of live bait to use at night. Unlike in the daytime when you must be very careful to walk quietly and not cause loud noises or water splashes, these are non-issues at night. A fish that would swim away and hide from these disruptions during the day will not be as scared of these noises in the dark. Even a heavy leader that causes the water to move will not automatically cause a fish to shy away from your bait.

You must stake out your fishing location before night falls. If you do not, you run the risk of get tangled in obstructions along the stream's banks, or getting your rig stuck in the brush when you cast. Keep your eye out for a location that is easy to get to in the dark that will provide you ample room for casting. While you may be able to skillfully cast into tight spots during the day, you will not be able to do that so easily in the dark. Keeping a flashlight with your trout fishing tackle will help you when you are attaching bait to your line.

Steve writes about rainbow trout lures, trout flies, and other bait.

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