Im pretty new to fly fishing and was planning on hitting up a stocked lake back around home at the end of this month. I was also hoping to try my luck fishing at night for Rainbows to. I have heard from several people that the big ones bite at night. Which flies should i be using this early in the year, and should i use different flies at night? Any help appreciated.
Use chironomids on a strike indicator setup, Using a leach on a sink line works great early season to with a slow retrieval and at night use flys with Abit of tinsel or flash on them to catch the reflection of the moon and using a bloodworm pattern at night can also increase a better contrast for the fish to see.
Any streamer that pushes water is good at night. I would scout the lake out for drop offs because the bigger fish will push over shoals into the shallows at night.
A 1-3 inch purple leech is a good call on a fly for night time. But night time is usually when I catch "better" sized fish. But my big fish always seem to come on cold rainy days with a slight chop on the water.
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