23 minutes ago, MassBass said:

Piscivores

They also eat terrestrial vertebrates.  Mousing is a popular method to fish them at night where I am.  Guys will swing a deer hair mouse on a stout fly rod with a heavy leader.  Mice, voles, and shrews are eaten by trout when they try to cross a stream at night.  I don't swing flies, so I use wake baits for the same purpose.  If you do this, make sure you're very familiar with the river you're fishing.  No fun stepping into a deep hole in the dark.  I wear a red headlamp and go at it.

On 5/28/2025 at 3:35 PM, redmeansdistortion said:

They also eat terrestrial vertebrates.  Mousing is a popular method to fish them at night where I am.  Guys will swing a deer hair mouse on a stout fly rod with a heavy leader.  Mice, voles, and shrews are eaten by trout when they try to cross a stream at night.  I don't swing flies, so I use wake baits for the same purpose.  If you do this, make sure you're very familiar with the river you're fishing.  No fun stepping into a deep hole in the dark.  I wear a red headlamp and go at it.

Yeah I was hoping you would retort with the mouse bite. I have seen the photos of huge browns caught at night on big mouse flys. I have tried buzzbaits and the live target mouse a few times, but never in the perfect place at the right time. My more proven bait at night is a white jerk bait. 

2 hours ago, MassBass said:

Yeah I was hoping you would retort with the mouse bite. I have seen the photos of huge browns caught at night on big mouse flys. I have tried buzzbaits and the live target mouse a few times, but never in the perfect place at the right time. My more proven bait at night is a white jerk bait. 

I use a jitterbug, seems to do pretty decent.