How long is your "day" on the water?

[Diablos]

I know some of us can only fish once a week while some of us fish more but when you officially get out there how long is your day?

I average about 8 hours. Usually 5:30am to 1-2pm.

almost forgot..."till the fish stop biting" is not allowed 

[intheweeds]

Most days average about four hours. I have a 2.5 year old daughter to take care of. If I take her with me than I get maybe 1.5 hrs. It will be great when she gets a little older and we can go ALL DAY!

[grimboy]

Anywhere between 4 to 8 hrs.

[shootermcbob]

usually about 5-6 hours. I too have little ones at home. I take my daughter with me as much as she will go. She is 9, and gets bored in about 10 minutes.  My boy is 4 and I am hoping he gets into it in the next couple years. I have taken him as well, but at this point in his fishing career, he is more of a swimmer than a fisher.  ;D

[iceintheveins]

Generally before sunrise till after sunset unless it is the middle of summer or very early in the year and the mornings are too cold.

[stratos 375]

Being semi-retired, unless it's really blowing or driving rain, I usually fish every day Monday thru Friday from ice out 'till ice up. I haven't fished a Saturday or Sunday in many years.

I don't have to do any marathon trips, so I usually keep it at around 8 hours. The lakes I'm fishing this time of year and the ones closest to the house are electric motor only. That means from the time I launch till the time I rack it, I'm standing the entire time. I don't use a pro pole to lean on, and the only seat in my boat is behind the wheel. So, if I go over 8 hours standing on one foot, I can feel it that night. I think it's an old age thing.

[Taylor Fishin 4 life]

for day time fishing i go from 6 30 to dark and when night fishing i go from 11 to 9 in the morning

[firefightn15]

Just before sunrise til noon, or 4pm until dark  8-)

[backpain...]

If it is an after work trip it is 5-10 (ramp facilities close at ten in the city). If it is a day off trip it is at least 8 hours.

[bassman31783]

I don't get to fish as much as I used to so now it's unually 5:30 AM - Dark (8:30 or 9:30) with an hour lunch in the middle of course.

[ProCrafter]

1/2 hr before sun-up and sometimes back to camp for lunch but mostly take lunch with....and stay out till after dark to get the topwater action....thats when the skeeter bugs get to feedin!!!

[JigMe]

Usually I will go every Sunday from 7am-12pm. If I am able to get off work early, then I will go fish for 1-2 hours before dinning.

[OH-bass614]

i like to be first on the lake but from about 630 to 7 am untill 5 or 6 pm then i go home jump in the pool to chill of and hit the sack after dinner....thats my perfect day 

[timothy_spain]

i can do 2 hours -- standing -- in 1 spot as if i was there for 5 minutes.  typical day, 6 hours.  that's even without fish

[burleytog]

1900-0600

[Rebbasser]

It varies-anywhere from 4-10 hours.

[bass or bass ?]

About 30 hours.

[Goose52]

From 5 minutes to 6 hours.

I have 11 lakes that I fish in my local area - the farthest two lakes are a 12 minute drive from my house. I'm retired and can visit any of these lakes at any time of day. I might head out for an hour or for 3 hours. I sometimes go out in early morning, then again in the evening. I sometimes make the rounds, hitting 3 or 4 of the lakes in one trip. I also keep a rod in the trunk of my car and when driving by a lake on the way to someplace else, can stop and make a few casts, then be on my way.

It's tough being retired

[RoLo]

As evidenced by this post (1:04am EST), Lois & I retire late, around 2 AM on average.

As a result, we normally launch at our destination lake between 11 am & noon.

But since we normally fish till after sunset, we spend an average of 8 hrs on the water per outing.

Roger

[Big Bait Fishing]

mine vary , most of the time it's around 8 hours , sometimes it'e just a couple ( i go to a local little lake/pond that is very good in the summer and i go after work , 5:00 pm , and stay until 7-9 pm) hours . then again i have gone to this one lake also near me and get there around 8-9 am then fish till 2-3 am the next morning !!! 

[rat-l-trapper]

Usually between 7 and 9 hours, usually about 8. Sometimes less if the weather gets to bad or I have something to do. sometimes I'll fish a little longer in the middle of summer if I'm catching a lot of fish.

[Gale1980]

typically 8-10 hours here. sometimes less if time is an issue. in the summer i fish before work quite a bit and it cuts it down to about 2.5-3 hours. then i usually take the boat to work and hit the water as soon as i get off again.

[fishfordollars]

It's at least an hour and half tow to any of the lakes so I try to get in an allday thing.

[Catt]

8-10 hours with a couple hours rest in between unless I'm with Jack (fishfordollars) then he tries to wear the dang bottom off that Skeeter!

[SMfisher]

  the river is just 12 minutes away and i'm also retired, I'll fish from 10 am untill around 2 pm go home eat, rest go back fish from 5pm untill 7 pm go home wait untill dark fish from dark untill 2 am i do this 2 days in a row then i take a day off and only fish the morning trip but i might stay untill 3 pm then i might or might not fish at night that day. my wife will fish a lot with me but she won't go as much.