Nocturnal Carnivore

[T. Wiles]

Finally landed my first brown on a Mouse Pattern at night—after dozens of “almosts” from other fish on past trips.  This big guy attacked the fly with a large GULP, and after missing it twice, he devoured it on his third attack.  He was lying in a slow back eddy of the river, under a large Sycamore tree….just where you’d imagine a predator would live.

Travis

[Joel Thompson]

Great fish TWiles! I love fishing the mouse! I have never actually fished one at night but here that it can be a hoot! I have had my best luck with them on spring days in the middle of the day. My buddies and I always say the key to success is talking like a mouse when you are fishing it! 🙂 It always amazes me that ANY size Brown will go after a mouse too. Here is a picture of a smaller brown caught on a mouse this past spring.

Joel

[Tim Angeli]

Great fish TWiles!

[steve gallas]

nice fish and cool experience. Had a trip planned this past spring to do some night fishing on the Jackson in Va. but family health problems had me cancel. Looking forward to a trip this spring.
Steve

[spencer ballard]

Tim,

For an easy to tie and very effective pattern for night fishing in MI look at the “Gartside Gurgler”!

[Tim Angeli]

Exactly what I was looking for.

[Eric DeWitt]

I have been using a modified gurgler pattern that i have been refining the last couple of summers.

[T. Wiles]

Here’s what I’ve experimented with, and the strike/hookup rate has improved with each new creature.

[Zach Matthews]

Great job, Travis.

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