I've caught a ton of trout on Ned rigs, very few on pink or chartreuse though, mostly on natural colors. Lots of them on jerkbaits, and not small jerkbaits, just standard 110s. Most of the fish on 110s are bigger fish too. I've caught quite a few on wiggle warts and square bills. I've also caught them on jigs, T-rigs, and chatterbaits. The Micro Chatterbait is a killer trout lure, the tiny 1/8oz with the minnow body, but the hook is awful. 

I flipped 2 out of brushpiles one day this past winter on a Rodent.

The same day I also caught one on a Freeloader.

Big ones love jerkbaits and hit them crazy hard.

They also love the wart.

On 10/25/2024 at 6:06 AM, redmeansdistortion said:

My best advice; first and foremost, be familiar with the water you're fishing.  The streams I night fish for browns are very wader friendly with most holes being less than 4ft deep.  I've been fishing those streams a long time in general and know that I won't take a dip, barring a previous heavy rain.  Second, use a wading staff.  This lets you prod the bottom as you move so you can get a feel of the underlying topography.  Nighttime or not, it's a good tool to have for wading in general.  Lastly, wear a red headlamp.  Red light doesn't spook trout nearly as easy as something closer to the yellow, white, or blue spectrum.  Being equipped with the knowledge and the right tools, you may be rewarded with a nice fish and make it back to land dry.

Good advice. 
 

I’m as hardcore as it gets with fly fishing, except when it’s at not. It’s such a visual experience for me, you take that out of it and it just doesn’t hold my interest for more than a few hours. 

On 10/25/2024 at 9:03 AM, TnRiver46 said:

Night fishing is forbidden in the smoky mtn national park so I’ve never tried wading for Browns but we do have some Tailwaters you can boat at night. And you have the river completely to yourself without a doubt because nobody else is crazy enough to try it 😂. We’ve hit some rocks 

Rocks make it difficult lol.  The streams here in Michigan are usually sand and gravel, but the tougher ones have a lot of fallen trees.  The Jordan River here is one I wouldn't dare fish in the night, it's hard enough during the day.  All of the fallen cedar makes it like an obstacle course.

11 hours ago, Pumpkinseed Lizard said:

Good advice. 
 

I’m as hardcore as it gets with fly fishing, except when it’s at not. It’s such a visual experience for me, you take that out of it and it just doesn’t hold my interest for more than a few hours. 

If someone told me the creek im fishing has 0 fish in it, id still fly fish there for a few hours. Its just relaxing. But doing it at night is awful (even in a loaded stream), ive done it a dozen times. Even with flashlights or the car parked towards me with the lights on its still terrible. The problem though is that all the big trout feed at night, and the fishing is the absolute best after dark or when theres a light rain. Atleast near me it is. Theres a local river here about 30 minutes away, huge fly fishing spot. Its a small river, basically a glorified creek.... The people who fly fish at night, and specifically use mouse flies catch monster browns. I dont know how they do it, theres no open spots. It looks like a canal in Europe, but the trees are just a few feet behind and above you.

On 10/30/2024 at 8:06 PM, MediumMouthBass said:

If someone told me the creek im fishing has 0 fish in it, id still fly fish there for a few hours. Its just relaxing. But doing it at night is awful (even in a loaded stream), ive done it a dozen times. Even with flashlights or the car parked towards me with the lights on its still terrible. The problem though is that all the big trout feed at night, and the fishing is the absolute best after dark or when theres a light rain. Atleast near me it is. Theres a local river here about 30 minutes away, huge fly fishing spot. Its a small river, basically a glorified creek.... The people who fly fish at night, and specifically use mouse flies catch monster browns. I dont know how they do it, theres no open spots. It looks like a canal in Europe, but the trees are just a few feet behind and above you.

 

Something lives in it though.

 

In Wisconsin there was a section of a river below a dam that ran through a park. It was on the way home from work and it was easy fishing. Mowed grass for a few hundred yards. I took out my favorite 4 weight thinking maybe I would run into a carp or two since the carp run was really strong.

 

Turned out to be loaded with Brown Trout. There was even a sign posted that stated that Musky were in there and they had to be released or something.

 

Since there was never anything behind me it was a perfect night fishing spot. There was no need to wade and it really wasn't wadeable conveniently because of the snags.