Night Fishing?

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As far as I know, all freshwater species can see to some degree in the dark. Some such as Walleye can see very well and others, such as Channel Cats, do not see very well at all. My experience would suggest that trout seem to smell or hear/feel their way within visual distance and then decide to strike or not. In fishing the Green River at night the first week of December last year, the bite did pick up after the full moon came up, but we had already caught plenty of fish before that on jointed raps. I had on a floater for a while, and in some of the pools, I was topwater fishing for trout. I've done very well with a jig for Browns in Starvation at night also. Some days on the Gorge, adding a light stick to a jig can increase strikes dramatically. I do prefer using something that makes a little noise or vibration at night. I'm sure that someone else will have a lot better info than I do. Just thought I'd chime in.
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