Fly Fishing at night

[quivira kid]

I have done well on certain waters with dark flies at night. On others, yellow or chartreuse can still work good. Why? I don't know.
What seems most important that the pattern should push some water or create a good hydrosonic disturbance so the fish know its there and can find it.
Subsurface patterns that work really well for me at night include Boa Yarn Leech, Gartside Sparrow, and Woolly Buggers. I recently tied this up for night-fishing bluegills/crappies. The head serves to push lots of water, and also to help keep the fly suspended so it can be worked slowly in shallow water without it dragging on the bottom.

Dave, that fly is SICK!!!!! I love it! Grizzly marabou, yarn, and deer hair?