Night Fishing In South Florida

[Weld's Largemouth]

I really want to go night fishing and have success while i visit here down in Florida. I went one night and it was very slow, got one on the jitterbug and then a 5lber on a johnson silver minnow spoon! This surprised me as it is a very fast lure and night is generally thought to be the time for slow lures. Thoughts on this? 

 

At night the temps have been high 70s and into the 80s

 

What do you recommend i use??

[BigBassLoveSenkos]

Unless you have access to a boat that has some seriously bright lights on it, I wouldnt do it.  You gotta respect the swamp.  At night many creatures become active that I prefer to avoid, such as 4" spiders that run across the surface of the water for example.  Nope.  I'm cool on that.  

 

I did go night-fishing for speckled perch (up north called crappie) once, but it was on a very-developed lake within the Winter-Haven chain.  Plus the deck of the boat was lit up like a parking lot.

[BigBassLoveSenkos]

If youre north of Orlando, you should be ok, but I'd ask someone on the ground what to watch out for... GL

[SirSnookalot]

I don't fish freshwater at night, don't trust snakes and gators, it only takes one bad episode.

[Weld's Largemouth]

Unless you have access to a boat that has some seriously bright lights on it, I wouldnt do it. You gotta respect the swamp. At night many creatures become active that I prefer to avoid, such as 4" spiders that run across the surface of the water for example. Nope. I'm cool on that.

I did go night-fishing for speckled perch (up north called crappie) once, but it was on a very-developed lake within the Winter-Haven chain. Plus the deck of the boat was lit up like a parking lot.

I'm fishing on a golf course so there are no gators or other dangerous critters

[F14A-B]

I never did fish fresh at night either, there was a ban on gators prior to 89 and I've seen the works of poachers on loochloossa one early morn.... 13 dead gators that had been killed and mostly discarded . I guess between the poachers and gators I gave up on the ideal

[BassinLou]

If your on a golf course your fine.. back to your question. At night you can go 2 paths. Noisy or big profile baits. Noisy, for example buzzbaits, spinnerbaits with very big colorado blades, uvibe worms. Big profile would be big worms big jigs with trailers and so forth. Make sure you have a lightsource with you. Preferably a head lamp. Know your surroundings during the day first before you venture it at night. Goodluck and have fun.

[SirSnookalot]

I'm fishing on a golf course so there are no gators or other dangerous critters

They're there, or at least at most of them. 

[F14A-B]

Yes Sir, if you think like that you are already at a disadvantage , I am not trying to create fear or be negative , nor are the other guys.... Just telling you the truth of the matter. At any rate , just be careful above all else, most especially in Florida at night!

[boostr]

I was gonna say the same thing everybody else did. Respect the night down there, if it's fresh water guarantee you there will be a gator in it or near it at some point. Hell, people get gators in there swimming pool. The big freaking spiders that come out at night....gives me the heeby jeebies, and the creeps just thinking about it... and how do I know this living in Jersey? Lived down there for 24 years till 2004.

[boostr]

Unless you have access to a boat that has some seriously bright lights on it, I wouldnt do it. You gotta respect the swamp. At night many creatures become active that I prefer to avoid, such as 4" spiders that run across the surface of the water for example. Nope. I'm cool on that.

Spiders, I hate spiders.... the big ones give me the creeps.

[1234567]

Deps buzzjet. Black worms. Squarebill crankbait. That is all you need. One for each column of water. If the moving baits fail the worm dragged along the bottom will get bit. Start on top. If theres a breeze even better for topwater. If they are on the worm bite you may need a few dozen to last several hours.