Night Fishing at Blackshear... MAYFLIES !!
Fished the dock lights at Blackshear late last night. Not much of a crappie bite (couldn't figure them out ) but did catch some catfish in shallow water - two of them were really nice fish! (Channel cats) We were just about to head in, when out of nowhere we were surrounded by a swarm of mayflies! and the fish followed! Fish were tearing up the flies as they hit the water. We weren't quite sure how to go about catching them, but after some trial-and-error (that we won't divulge!!) we ended up fishing with cane poles, smaller hooks, and the mayflies threaded onto the hook. It was about two hours before sun-up when they hit, and we caught lots of nice brim with that set-up. just letting the mayfly float on the water, or slowly sink. It was so much fun!! For about an hour and 40 minutes the flies swarmed the dock light and the fish were "popping" all around us!! Great fun!! Even caught a few pretty big stripers, which was a blast on those cane poles!! ....... After sun-up, the bite died out and we moved on.. But we've been talking about it ever since!! LOL
Do any of you know how long the mayflies might be around? Does this mean there will be more around throughout the week? Any methods to find the flies, or is it just Lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time?