How Long Is Your Average Fishing Outing ??....

[Koz]

When I bank fished in SC and went hopping from lagoon to lagoon it was usually for 4-5 hours.

 

Now that I kayak fish on a larger lake it's still 3-5 hours. I would fish longer on the kayak, but it's been too dang hot. When I was bank fishing I could just op in my car, cool off, and head home.

 

But in the kayak I have to pedal back X amount of miles, strip down the kayak, drain the water, load everything back up, and then pull it up a steep hill back into storage in my hotel. So for however long I fish I need to factor in the toll the heat will take on my on the way back and packing up.

 

When things cool off this fall I expect I'll stay out on the water much longer.

[Jmilburn76]

I fish from a kayak and it used to be 4-5 hours, that changed in May after my accident.I was only able to make it 2 hours last Thursday. Im hoping to make it longer on my next outing.

 

[Log Catcher]

Since my wife started going with me most trips on the boat are 5 to 6 hours since she doesn't like to be out a long time. I am okay with that. If I was by myself it would be 8 to 9 hours and maybe longer if they are biting real good.

[Sphynx]

For a bank trip, I typically spend between one and two hours, on Sundays I usually go most of the day excluding whatever chores etc want any looking after, as far as actual fishing while on the bank, I have something FUBAR in my back that the VA/Army assure me is unrelated to my service and could not possibly be related to my four explosions which is oh so comforting, but it does mean that more than 30-45 minutes on my feet begins to get painful and requires a bit of a break to get off my feet, this usually works out well since it gives me a chance to adjust my plan after about a45 minutes to retie lures that will/are working and remove the ones that didn't work out.

 

If I'm on a boat I can fish nearly constantly as long as I have a seat that I can utilize as needed, it's obnoxious back boating and having to cast around power poles/talons and motors as it is, and trying it from a seated position does not help matters, but I don't have much of a choice these days so I have to do what I gotta do to get along and a bad day fishing is still better than a good day at work. 

[Big Lou]

Always in a boat, 7-10 hours, depending on whether we decide to do a little night cat fishing. I only make it out a couple times a month, unfortunately.

[Big Hands]

I live five minutes from the ramp at the lagoon, and ten minutes from the ramp at the upper lake, so I can go at the drop of a hat whenever the mood strikes. With access so quick and easy, I can go for a few hours  at a time, or sometimes I stay out longer if I want. The heat gets pretty ominous in the summer along with idiot (er, I mean wake boat) traffic and the midday wind, so I don't go as hard then. Winter fishing, I often go from opening to closing time, but mostly 1/2 day trips.

 

This past Sunday, I went to the lagoon for 6 hours in the morning with my nephew, came home to eat and rehydrate (it was a balmy 104° at noon), and then hit it again from 4:30 to 7:30 in the evening by myself. That was a good day.

[Biglittle8]

If I'm fishing ponds usually 2-3 hrs. Out in the boat, it depends on the weather and the bite. 

[Hammer 4]

By boat, usually about 8 hrs. depending on the bite. Bank fishing time has gone down some over the years. My bad back just can't take walking 3 or 4 miles with my gear any longer, even if the bite is good. So I'm normally out for about 3 to 4 hours.

[Justbass11]

It’s simple for me...as long as I can. All day long if possible, I try not to count the hours.

[Bankc]

About 4-7 hours on the weekends, depending on what time I get up and how long of a drive I make.  I'm usually home by 2 in the afternoon.  

 

I also fish during my lunch break.  I get about 20-30 minutes of fishing in then.  I rarely catch anything in that time period.    

[roadwarrior]

1 1/2 hours at my local ponds. 6-7 hours at Pickwick  and three days on the White River.

[TheBasslayer]

My fishing trips are usually between 1 hour to 2 hours, but sometimes I’ll fish longer than that. I have school and I fish from the bank, so I don’t stay as long as I want to.

[Mastercaster]

Boat trips to the lake - 5-7 hours 

Bank fishing local pond & small lake - 1.5-3 hours 

Annual trip to northern Minnesota, if we are awake we are on the water or at the bar................ 

[detroit1]

Nowadays it's weekends only..boat / lake fish a minimum 4 hrs. to possibly 8 hrs. Bass fish only, unless i get the urge to throw some bigger pike sized baits. April through october, and usually get out once in november. 2 1/2 years from retirement, in which i shall never have to fish on the weekends again.   

[flyfisher]

on lakes it is whatever time I can.  I usually go out early and come back for other obligations in the afternoon or go out in the afternoon till dark because of stuff I have to do in the AM.  River fishing varies on time and water I want to cover or fish thoroughly.  

I usually have at least 4-5 sunrise to sunset days a year though.  

[Mikey99gofish]

Up until this season my outings had always been about 2-4 hours.  Now that I have a dedicated, hardcore fishing kayak, I have been going long days, from sunrise until sometimes dinner.  It's crazy how the mindset changes- I love having the time to pick apart the water I'm fishing and try different techniques.  Try around the banks, try locating offshore fish on the finder and dropshotting etc, try crankbaits, hitting lillypads, etc.  I'm able to stand in my kayak so my back is good to go.  With this change in trip time I've had to think about other things differently- wearing the right clothing, bringing backup clothes and rain gear, bringing PLENTY of food, drink and CAFFEINE, and most worrysome, figuring out if I wil l have a solid waste removal issue.  Luckily that hasn't happened yet, but I often wonder how other folks deal with that!! 

[purpurite]

Bank fishing only.

 

Weekends: 2-3 hours

Weekdays: 1 hour, usually during lunch or on the way home from work.

[geo g]

Florida in August, and September, never longer then four hours!  Too d**n hot and humid!

[king fisher]

I don’t get a chance to bass fish very often. When I do I like to make the most of it. I leave the house at 4 AM get to the lake at daylight. Fish untill dark eat my lunch in the kayak. Set up a tent spend the night start fishing at daylight.Leave at 4 PM get home at 8 PM a very tired angler.

[volzfan59]

I used to go sun up to sundown. Now I try to go four to five hours maybe more if I'm hammering them. I still put in around sun up for what it's worth.