From the bank · 2 min read
A headlamp for the walk out
Before the first cast, settle a small light for the path back. A headlamp for the walk out. That is the whole job, not a new shopping list.
Do it in order
Do this and then stop: test the light in daylight and put it in the same pocket. If you cannot finish it on the bank, you will not finish it mid-cast.
The usual miss
Skip the version that depends on a light with a dead battery found at dusk. That habit feels fast and costs the next ten minutes.
The test is ordinary. The light turns on before you need it. Pack so you can do it again with cold hands.
A creek does not reward a longer speech about a small light for the path back. One working setup, checked once, is the whole article.
A bank note, not a forecast or a rule sheet. Check the local regulations before you fish.