Nothing on the water looks normal at 2 am. Land masses that provide depth perception in daylight warp  into ominous light-flecked shapes. Reflective channel markers pop up unexpectedly in front of the boat moving too fast through black water. But tarpon feed at night and people sleep. The dates are picked, the strategies are being worked out; it’s happening again. Night Ops 1: Drifting live crabs,big water, big-fish. Night Ops 2: Casting flies, light pools, little fish. (Never thought about the light babies until a note from Flies and Fins regular Marshall Demott. Now we know.) Then the tide dies and it’s back to the ramp. The guides are all there mainlining coffee in the dark while they wait for their clients to show.…