[leonard keeney]

Nope…

it was a C&R…

You would believe how many people said I should have kept it.. But now someone else can have fun too..

Caught 5/12/08.
this was the first night Taneycomo had shut the water after the flood

[leonard keeney]

Ok guys…

No measurement taking…
This fish was hooked on the outside of the jaw ( it was not hooked inside the mouth).

Night fishing Lake Taneycomo with a 7wt using 8lb Maxima.

(this has to be the only fish I have ever had to put on a reel..LOL)

Being filter feeders.. What I think happened was the line drifted into its mouth causes the fish to twitch.. The fight lasted about 10-15 minutes..
I had a few people tell me its 40+ and some say 50+Lbs…
I dont know..

[leonard keeney]

Matt..

remember this **** you get what you pay for****

You want cree.. here is cree..  (  http://www.conranch.com/  )

http://www.conranch.com/specials.html

scroll to the bottom..

Now… I have done away with all hackle dealers, I go through Denny and I for one thinks he has some of the best hackles…

If you want to make some AWESOME soft hackle. check out the JV hens…
Here is a PT softie (I use for night fishing) W/JV hen

here is a Primerose & Pearl softie.

(even though my tying needs some work.. youdcan see the the hackles)

here a JV hen.. in cree
http://www.conranch.com/jvhens.html

Leonard

[leonard keeney]

Looks good!!!

But who would stay up all night and fish??

[leonard keeney]

Oh…

come on now guys…

It cant be all that bad… we have a little high water here on Taneycomo but we are still catching fish..
(here a video from Phils website.. ozarkanglers.com)

http://ozarkanglers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=364&Itemid=103

you have to use a “brick” to get it down.. but there are there..LOL

Leonard

[leonard keeney]

when night fishing..

I like to use a big midge (size 12) for weight, run a dropper scud or sowbug. Even a large egg pattern depending on how deep I need to get it..

Leonard

[leonard keeney]

Thanks for the update Patrick.. glad they arrived safely…

I guess you figured out what “ones” was yours..

You really have to try out that big one, Designed basically for night fishing.

next..

[leonard keeney]

Thanks Zach…

Ive heard about it…
But I have yet to see it…

Leonard.

[leonard keeney]

Well.

I was thinking I became a delay in the swap.. I guess Im glad others had their problems too..

I was want you all to know.. MY FLIES ARE IN THE MAIL….

Leonard

Sorry for getting behind..

[leonard keeney]

Hey guy..

Flies are tied I was going to mail them this past weekend And missed the post office by about 10 minutes.. I will get them out tomorrow….

But they may be a day or two late….

Sorry… I thought the due date was next weekend..

Leonard

[leonard keeney]

Boxes to ship flies in…

lets not forget
Large medicine bottles.
Antoid tins
cheap small plastic boxes

just to name a few more

[leonard keeney]

Hey Rick…

I must say.. I like the way think… BIG FLIES, BIG FISH!!

[leonard keeney]

Hey guys…

Id like to join if you would let me…

Here is a little background…

My home waters is Lake Taneycomo (Branson Mo.) and I fish at night.

So the pattern will be a night time streamer pattern. (Probably a beaded pine squirrel)

Leonard

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well I started my new years fishing about 12 midnight… and for the next 12 hours fish fish and more fish…

with about 5 minutes being in the water I had landed my first..

my last fish of the day and first brown of the day…
a 25in (6lbs) …

[leonard keeney]

Night fishing is a blast..

Imagine going to the lake at 10pm (at night)..

gearing up.. putting on your waders.. tying on a 3x tippet and looking around in your fly box for a big streamer (olive or black).

put your light on and heading toward your favorite hole..

its deep, got a little current, and a nice rock or two in there. That day you saw a 23in brown laying in there but would only move out of the way,  when the fly got to close to him.
As you look around and get your bearings… it is a perfect night as you look up and see just a sliver of a crecent moon off  in the distance you see a shoot star zipping across the sky..

you start to strip out about 20 feet of line to began you first cast. Your Fly hits the water and you began to strip out another 15-20 feet of line.  You take ahold  of you fly line and began to strip the fly back toward the tip of the rod.. then it happens a quick solid bump.. You set the hook and its a miss..

You pick your line up off the water and began to send it back out. it settles on the water for a second or two. Then you move it with a couple of 6-12 in strips to draw up the loose line. BAM.. fish on..

It doesnt get no better then that!!

as you look around and see no one else there you realize you are the only one on the water and 3-4 hours later you have almost top your best day ever fishing.. at night..

As for as equipment…

a good fly rod (5-7wt).. a nice line.. and a solid tippet. and a nice head lamp..
a good choice of streamers in size 2-12.. (leeches, woolies, sculpins)
and good assortment of nymph (like a stone fly.. they hatch at night)
I could go on and on

the biggest key to night fishing is knowing the water you are fishing… if it dangerous day the day.. at night I wont even try it..

Lake Taneycomo is a tailwater.. Lots of GREAT wading water . most of it is between 1′ deep up to about 6-7foot.. although there is a few deeper holes.

All those fish I posted was from Nov. (week of Thanksgiving). It was right at the end of the brown spawn.  Right now we are dealing with high water. so Im using a glow in the dark indicator/ midge/ scud dropper …
**** glowing indicator****  

here are some of the night flies I like to use and have great secess on..

[leonard keeney]

Joel..

out of all the year Ive been fishing my biggest fish has came at night..

Also less crowded… and no sun burns…

here are a few pictures…

Leonard

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