5 am fly fishing steel head

I generally always start around 5 - 6 a.m. with a small nymph, size 12 or 14. This can be anything from a pheasant tail to a prince or whatever turns my fancy. We use a fly we call a "redhead", of peacock herl, red tag and head, and black hackle. We have caught lots of fish in the dark, wearing a headlamp, with these. It is not a lot of fun tying one on, but we usually manage. Maybe it's just me, but some of the strikes that I have gotten early a.m. on a nymph or a sucker spawn have been really ripped. I have had success after the sun goes down also.

try swinging streamers at night, especially this time of year.  You might be surprised.

I used to get up early and throw in the dark. You need to fish in places you know well.
I never did slay them at night but streamers with glow in the dark material took a few.
Yarn eggs with glow yarn worked,too.