When do you all start night fishing?!

[Bluebasser86]

8 hours ago, Scott F said:

Up in Northern Wisconsin and the UP of Michigan, where I fish in the summertime, it's only dark for about 6 hours a day. The daytimes temps are seldom reach 85, the bass bite all day. You have to sleep sometime. Why would I fish at night?

The big fish get less spooky at night, there's reduced pressure and boat traffic at night, it's a different experience. Our daytime temps hit triple digits often most summer days and the humidity is unreal, so night fishing is often the way to go. That's fine with me, because it's a whole lot of fun. Lakes that barely give up a few dinks during the daylight hours are suddenly coughing up studly bass that probably don't move an inch until the sun is behind the horizon. Since you can't see, your other senses heighten. It's a pretty intense experience when you hook up with a big fish at night. 

[scaleface]

8 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

The big fish get less spooky at night, there's reduced pressure and boat traffic at night, it's a different experience. Our daytime temps hit triple digits often most summer days and the humidity is unreal, so night fishing is often the way to go. That's fine with me, because it's a whole lot of fun. Lakes that barely give up a few dinks during the daylight hours are suddenly coughing up studly bass that probably don't move an inch until the sun is behind the horizon. Since you can't see, your other senses heighten. It's a pretty intense experience when you hook up with a big fish at night. 

i catch big ones at night on points . Its difficult to get  them to bite  during a hot,  sunny , summer day  .Man, do I try . I saturate those points down into the thermocline with baits and dont catch them but they are there somewhere . Come midnight , they bite . 

[Ski]

NEVER !

These lizards feed heavily @ night .

 

[Catt]

Sauce Piquant!

You leave them alone they leave you alone!

[bigbill]

On 3/28/2016 at 3:58 PM, juicebass said:

Tried bass fishing at night once or twice. Didn't even get a bite. He bite actually starts to turn off for me 30 minutes before dark, much better as the sun is setting.

Ive heard certain areas bass will hit at night and certain areas they just won't. Maybe I'm in an area where they don't.

I find they turn on at dusk when there eyes adapt to the change in light much faster than there prey. It's a short window of a feeding frenzy before darkness falls from shore.

Around 9:30 / 10pm they feed again. This is usually a good night bite as they come near the shoreline to feed. One of my places is crowded at night. After dark it settles down. Dead silence.

At around 4am I'm very stealthy as I close my car door and handle my tackle. It's very important to be quiet. The least little noise out of the ordinary can spook fish. I cleared my throat once and seen the wake of a big bass swim away on the surface. Stealth is the key to shore fishing for these big gals.

I don't like to fish near anyone because I don't talk. I enjoy early morning fishing from dark to dawn I can be one with nature. I enjoy the twilight as the sky starts to light up. It's also a time to scope out the topwater action in the pads. I like to fish the edge of the pads casting past them and work my topwater bait a tad away from them not to spook the fish. When you get near the pads I slow up my speed just work it slow.

58 minutes ago, Ski said:

NEVER !

These lizards feed heavily @ night .

 

Gator bbq?

[clh121787]

I caught this fish on feb. 10th

[bigbill]

I bought some pine tar soap for the skeeters. I use garlic too. The misses is gonna love this smell.

[soflabasser]

Summertime is my favorite time to go nightfishing.

[Deleted account]

8 PM.

[whitwolf]

Usually around the end of April in the foothills of NC. Like Catt mentioned above, fish the same places and same baits as you do during the day. The only different bait I use at night and not during the day Is a black single blade Colorado spinnerbait.