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Ron Clay
Guest
I have night fished all my life. There is somthing special about the dark hours, the loneliness and solitude of it all, the adreniline pumping sight of a betalight on your rod tip giving an indication of waho is to come.
Yet these days many anglers do not night fish at all. Sure they camp overnight by their rods in a bivvy, but come about 11 pm, they are all snoring away sleeping off the hang-over or so in seems.
Now I love a drop of the hard stuff as much as the next man. But you won't find me drinking booze on a fishing trip.
At night you need to have all your wits about you. I have seen people drowned who have been fishing at night on rivers with dodgy banks. The tidal Trent is typical.
Where are the true night fishers of yesteryear. Those who went around all day in dark glasses so that their night vision is not impaired. Those who slept a whole day bofore the trip so that they could be fully awake in the hours of darkness.
I have recently had two night sessions on the Trent. To get in sleep hours I went to bed at 7pm for two nights before the two trips.
I was fully awake last night and managed 5 barbel, 2 bream and about 15 chub to nearly 4 lbs from the tidal Trent = wonderful.
Putting in "sleep hours" before the trip is the secret.
Yet these days many anglers do not night fish at all. Sure they camp overnight by their rods in a bivvy, but come about 11 pm, they are all snoring away sleeping off the hang-over or so in seems.
Now I love a drop of the hard stuff as much as the next man. But you won't find me drinking booze on a fishing trip.
At night you need to have all your wits about you. I have seen people drowned who have been fishing at night on rivers with dodgy banks. The tidal Trent is typical.
Where are the true night fishers of yesteryear. Those who went around all day in dark glasses so that their night vision is not impaired. Those who slept a whole day bofore the trip so that they could be fully awake in the hours of darkness.
I have recently had two night sessions on the Trent. To get in sleep hours I went to bed at 7pm for two nights before the two trips.
I was fully awake last night and managed 5 barbel, 2 bream and about 15 chub to nearly 4 lbs from the tidal Trent = wonderful.
Putting in "sleep hours" before the trip is the secret.