How is trout fishing in the early morning?
Sep 28, 2019 14:00:21 #
My favorite time to get out and get some quiet time is early in the morning just as the sun is coming up. I used to use this time to fish for bass when I was closer to a hole, but as I'm getting into fly fishing I find myself not catching anything that early in the morning. I'm just asking the more seasoned ladies and gents on here what the consensus is on early morning trout fishing. Should I bother? Thanks!
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by The_American_Skald
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by The_American_Skald
Sep 28, 2019 14:00:25 #
In my fly fishing experience, which isn’t a whole lot, the time of year matters more than time of day but I’ve often heard best time to fish is just before sun down.
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by Lamneth_2112
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by Lamneth_2112
Sep 28, 2019 14:00:29 #
I go after brook trout mostly and they seem to be late risers. But I think a lot of it is just figuring out what they are eating as the day warms up. So often I start with nymphs or dry/dropper in the morning and then move to just a dry as it warms up. In the winter though it will be nymphs all day except on exceptionally warm days.
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by UncleIrohsSandal
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by UncleIrohsSandal
Sep 28, 2019 14:00:32 #
With dry flies, most of my fish have been in the evening when mayflies are hatching. That's when they seem to be rising the most. You can find fish feeding in riffles during the day who will also take a dry fly like an elk hair caddis, or a terrestrial. Streamers and nymphs can work any time.
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by pombe
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by pombe
Sep 28, 2019 17:39:38 #
I prefer to fish in the AM, but the trout are more active in the evening hours, but that is beer time.
Sep 29, 2019 09:02:58 #
Almost all of the trout I have caught have been after 8am and before 6pm. Of course, at 6pm I am thinking more of eating than I am of catching fish!
Sep 29, 2019 15:44:51 #
Tanglefoot
Loc: Brevard, North Carolina
Throughout a good portion of the season, there are spinner falls at night. Trout will feed heavily on these spinner falls and will greet the morning sun with full bellies and little inclination to continue feeding for a while.
Don’t quit on early morning trout fishing. There isn’t a spinner fall every night. Not all fish get to feed heavily every night. I’ve caught many trout in the early morning, and some large ones, too. I usually fish nymphs, but dries work, too.
Don’t quit on early morning trout fishing. There isn’t a spinner fall every night. Not all fish get to feed heavily every night. I’ve caught many trout in the early morning, and some large ones, too. I usually fish nymphs, but dries work, too.
Sep 29, 2019 19:46:44 #
wardcarr
Loc: Western North Carolina
I like to be on river at first light. Hike in by light and be there at sunrise.
Ripping lips and be gone to catch lunch.
Would rather fish in morning.
Ripping lips and be gone to catch lunch.
Would rather fish in morning.
Sep 29, 2019 20:00:13 #
Sep 29, 2019 20:25:51 #
The bigger browns are usually caught in the dark of the night.
Sep 30, 2019 09:56:42 #
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Sep 30, 2019 17:35:53 #
WVHawkeye
Loc: West Virginia
My best success for rainbow trout have been getting on the stream at the crack of dawn and fishing until mid or late morning during the time period between Easter and July 4th. Cool cloudy days and you might catch fish all day, while a scorching summer day may be a complete waste of time. I fish for natives more in winter and early spring and have found afternoon/evening can often be better at that time of the year as the water warms up during the daylight hours. And of course, an insect hatch at any time can spur a feeding frenzy.
Sep 30, 2019 20:31:37 #
Tanglefoot
Loc: Brevard, North Carolina
That’s the key to it. The water temperature and weather help determine insect activity. Insect activity determines fish (trout) activity. Wake up on a hot, humid day and most insect activity is over until cooling water temps in the evening.
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