Effects of overnight air temp?

[padlin]

This time of year the nights get down into the 40’s and the day up to the 70’s.
Where I fish the water is say 5-8’, when I go out early, like daybreak thru noon, the fishing is lackluster. I’m not an evening fisher as the wind kicks up in the afternoon blowing around the canoe so I have zero experience that time of day. Question is would the late day bite be better under these conditions?

[Pat Brown]

I like fishing mid day in the fall transition.  Evenings and mornings they definitely feed too and it can be gangbusters in the fall but it seems like mid day is when I run into a few at a time.  Big fan of about 11 am til about 3-4 pm right now.  The early morning - seems like mainly big ones or nothing right now and they're not in their full fledged fall pattern here yet so it's very hit or miss and dependent on day to day conditions.  The evenings seems like the fish are sorta worn out by after work cast and reelers and they wait til things settle down after sunset.

 

Stable conditions for 2-3 days - especially wind direction - can make or break a fishing day this time of year.

[Swamp Girl]

If the wind does permit evening fishing, then do it. I sure do when it's possible. 

[GreenPig]

"Daybreak thru noon is lackluster." I'd try any other time until me and hungry girls crossed paths.

[gim]

I've posted about this in the past during the fall.

 

I've come to the conclusion based on other's responses and my own personal experience that a frosty overnight air temp shuts off the bite considerably the following morning until things begin to warm up.  The exact time the fish start feeding again "normally" may be subject to debate, but I have now foregone any start early in the morning when we get overnight frost in the fall, and instead start closer to lunch time.

 

A cloud deck plays a role in this.  Clouds keep the overnight temps warmer than a clear night would.  If you get overnight clouds, its worth starting right away the following morning.

[Pumpkin Lizard]

Evenings lately have been fire.  It's been warm/sunny for weeks here and cool at night. Fishing seems to get better as the sun gets lower and lower.

[padlin]

Thanks folks, looks like there will be a couple decent evenings late this week, if you put stock in the weather forcast.

[softwateronly]

10 hours ago, padlin said:

This time of year the nights get down into the 40’s and the day up to the 70’s.
Where I fish the water is say 5-8’, when I go out early, like daybreak thru noon, the fishing is lackluster. I’m not an evening fisher as the wind kicks up in the afternoon blowing around the canoe so I have zero experience that time of day. Question is would the late day bite be better under these conditions?

This time of year mornings on my water are a great time to find the open water shad chasers, maybe you can look to target them if your water has em.

 

scott

[DaubsNU1]

Last weekend overnight temps in the lower 50's...water temps 72-76 degrees. Days were in the mid 70's. 

 

Both days I was on the water before sunup, and caught fish. Seemed to be a frenzie around 9 AM both days.