06-05-2016, 12:59 PM
[#0000FF]Yea, verily. Casting thy lines upon the waters in the darkness can be a truly religious experience. Even more so when you are the only HUMAN in the known universe. Skeeters and noisy night critters don't count.
I used to fish at night a LOT. Started when I lived in California...night fishing from the piers for sharks, rays and even a few "righteous" fish. Carried it over to fresh water night fishing...for walleyes, crappies, white bass, largemouth bass and cats. It is amazing how many species come out to play after dark. Even trout. But they are silly. They don't count.
I have dialed it down on night fishing in recent years. Mostly because my years have been dialing up and my stamina has been going the other way. Even day trips take me a couple of days to recover. Of course a large part of that is that I still get excited about an upcoming fishing trip and do not sleep as soundly...fearing that my alarm will not go off in time for my self-scheduled daybreaker. So I usually just get up an hour before the alarm has been set..."just in case". If it weren't for "senior snoozes" (naps) I would have expired long ago.
Oh yeah, then there are the skeeters. Not a big fan of smelling like DEET (or worse) and even less of a fan of getting West Nile Virus...or Zika. Wouldn't want that the next time I get pregnant.
I still have many fond memories of former night excursions. They are only a few of the things I miss from the past.
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I used to fish at night a LOT. Started when I lived in California...night fishing from the piers for sharks, rays and even a few "righteous" fish. Carried it over to fresh water night fishing...for walleyes, crappies, white bass, largemouth bass and cats. It is amazing how many species come out to play after dark. Even trout. But they are silly. They don't count.
I have dialed it down on night fishing in recent years. Mostly because my years have been dialing up and my stamina has been going the other way. Even day trips take me a couple of days to recover. Of course a large part of that is that I still get excited about an upcoming fishing trip and do not sleep as soundly...fearing that my alarm will not go off in time for my self-scheduled daybreaker. So I usually just get up an hour before the alarm has been set..."just in case". If it weren't for "senior snoozes" (naps) I would have expired long ago.
Oh yeah, then there are the skeeters. Not a big fan of smelling like DEET (or worse) and even less of a fan of getting West Nile Virus...or Zika. Wouldn't want that the next time I get pregnant.
I still have many fond memories of former night excursions. They are only a few of the things I miss from the past.
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