Night Lake Fishing

[moundhill]

Anybody have any tips or info about night fshing a lake? :-?

[Hook Set]

I like....

A jig with trailer and rattle (any added noise is good in my book at night and the trailer adds bulk to move more water)

Big, dark worms

Carolina Rig

Black buzz bait

Black jitter bug

[burleytog]

Don't believe everything everyone says about night fishing.

[K_Mac]

If you do a search of night fishing you will find many ideas. Big, dark worms/creatures, big jig and craws (with or without rattles), and dark spinnerbaits/chatterebaits slow rolled or fished like a jig are my favorites.

[moundhill]

I like....

A jig with trailer and rattle (any added noise is good in my book at night and the trailer adds bulk to move more water)

Big, dark worms

Carolina Rig

Black buzz bait

Black jitter bug

This might be a dumb question, but how could the fish see the dark worms?

[D4u2s0t]

do the same thing as you would do in the daytime...let the fish tell you what they want.  eliminate techniques/locations/baits that don't produce until you find something that does, and stick with it.

[Grey Wolf]

I like....

A jig with trailer and rattle (any added noise is good in my book at night and the trailer adds bulk to move more water)

Big, dark worms

Carolina Rig

Black buzz bait

Black jitter bug

This might be a dumb question, but how could the fish see the dark worms?

Lateral line sensors & eyes.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

I like....

A jig with trailer and rattle (any added noise is good in my book at night and the trailer adds bulk to move more water)

Big, dark worms

Carolina Rig

Black buzz bait

Black jitter bug

This might be a dumb question, but how could the fish see the dark worms?

Lateral line sensors & eyes.

Traditionally, people fish with the darkest available colors at night.  Dark colors absorb light, thus the profile of the lure is far easier to see.

[WRB]

It's more important at night to use common sense withn your own safety, then to worry about how to catch bass. Take some time and make a check list of the equipment needed at night and where you plan to fish.

You can't see very well in the dark, so you will need a flash light and navigation lights if boating. You should have a cell phone and  someone that knows where you are fishing. Bugs are a problem at night, so be prepared for them.

You can fish the same way and same places at night as you do during daytime. Bass are usually active at dusk and react to faster moving lures like buzzers and crankbaits. As it gets darker the slower moving soft plastics work and are easier to keep out of snags unseen at night.

Keep your deck area uncluttered, put away rods not being used. It's best to have 1 outfit out at a time, so you don't trip over it or step on it or knock it overboard.

Bass can see at night, we can't.

Practice knot tying in the dark using a hat or pen light; retying in the dark is a learned skilled that you will need.

Good luck.

WRB

[A-Jay]

And wear your PFD all Night ~ especially if you're fishing alone !

A-Jay

[32251]

Fish water you are familiar with.  Unless you know the shore line VERY well then wait for a moonlit night.  Once you get your eyes adjusted , the moon will give you all the light you need.

Buy you a clip on hat light,  a small LED flashlight you can keep in you top pocket and a large flashlight on the floor next to you.  Fishing at night is so much fun.  You do not have to be so precise and picky as you might in the daytime,so says doug hannon.  I fish texas rig worms and beat the banks, dont waste time fishing back to the boat, just work back from the bank maybe 10 feet. There are always fish coming in shallow during warm months to feed and hunt.  When you get a hook up, reach up and flip the switch on your hat light.  When you need to change bait or tie on another hook use the LED flashlight in your pocket...just stick it in your mouth like  big cigar and point at whatever your tying on.  Be careful with the insect repellent...wash it off your hands so the scent is not on your lure. Take a stick or a gun or something to deal with night time creatures like snakes or whatever your afraid of...lol.   

Fishing at night is the best....nobody is there, but the fish. The lake that you think is worn out and boring or pressured...is a whole nuther' lake at night.

[Catt]

The eyes of a bass go through a night adaptation cycle beginning at twilight and are usually adapted for black, white, and all shades of gray within an hour after darkness. Bass can see color but not at night, color it's self is meaningless at night. Bass cannot see details at night, so don't waste time with meticulously painted or patterned lures. Contrast is more important by far than color at night. If you fish water where shad or minnows are the predominate prey species, then try white spinners with a white grub. The usual night time favorite black is the second choice in shad populated lakes. Black or dark hued lures give maximum contrast at night when run on or near the surface. Under water vision for the bass is reduced at night, so use lures that are a little larger. Slow retrieves work better because it lets the bass locate the lure easier and zero in on it.

Darkness covers up an angler's presence and most of all his mistakes. Fish don't feed as regularly at night as they do in the day but when they are feeding, it's far less of a problem to catch them.