Night fishing....

[sfef84]

I HATE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS....

That being said, the fishing really seems to pick up 30min before dark and continues an hour or 2 (sometimes) after dark (6pm) Fishing from the dock, I can hear blowups and see ripples in the water reflecting from moonlight. The dock has underwater lights but I can't see fish in it. Heres the question:

Are topwaters/plastics effective at night?

heddon should make a SS jr with white LEDs that blip ever second or two.

[coachlaw]

Always done pretty well with plastics, but not as well as with natural baits. Nil on the topwaters. Never even had a hit during a feeding frenzy.

[WestEndAngler]

Speck tails have a lot of success in the lights at night.

[shallowist]

It depends on what fishing you are refering to. I wade a good bit at night, love sunrise and sunset. Some of the best trout that I have ever caught are at those two times. Almost always throw a topwater at night.

if you are fishing a lighted dock, you will find that where the dock is located makes a huge difference in how the trout feed in it. Canal fish tend to be very spooky, if you are on the dock that has the light, probably going to be tough to feed them. When I was living on a canal, never had a light, but my neighbor across the canal did. I would stand in the grass in my backyard and cast small soft plastics to his light and catch a few. They would still spook from the light when i would hook one. they would come back in 5-15 minutes. if the light is in open bay water, they tend to be much less skittish. have hammered them on top waters( small) in the lights at several bayfront houses.

Typically they are feeding on one of three animals. Shrimp, glass minnows, or shad. I frequently had customers meet me early to fish out of Pirates. over the years I helped quite a few fly fishermen catch trout there. Hard to beat a good glass minnow immitation in those canals, and I can only assume that would carry to Jamaica, Sea Isle.....

another cool thing that I figured out on my canal in Omega Bay, they would be there most of the year and I could catch them for an hour or so around sunrise and sunset on a spook Jr. if the bait was moving.

[B&P]

Gonna try the lights tonite hopefully, if I can get out of here reasonalbly. Tough week out here at the office. I like soft plastics and spoons for the lights. Caught some nice fish with Corky's in Chocolate Bayou last yr. under the lights. b&p

[fishingRED]

Ive been trying to do a night trip myself, Ive read night winter fishing produces good size trout, I am just not into fishing in pitch Black...LOL, but hopefully soon Ill make a trip.

[B&P]

Without lights, I like submerged reefs with a little moonlight and nothin' but TOPWATERS. We whacked 'em bad at Bird Is. last year. b&p

[slyell]

try a storm swimming mullet in white or golden croaker... drag it slowly across the light with no pops or pulls.. just reel in the line.. works real well!

[sfef84]

Without lights, I like submerged reefs with a little moonlight and nothin' but TOPWATERS. We whacked 'em bad at Bird Is. last year. b&p

So topwaters will work at night as long as there is some moonlight?

[sfef84]

It depends on what fishing you are refering to. I wade a good bit at night, love sunrise and sunset. Some of the best trout that I have ever caught are at those two times. Almost always throw a topwater at night.

if you are fishing a lighted dock, you will find that where the dock is located makes a huge difference in how the trout feed in it. Canal fish tend to be very spooky, if you are on the dock that has the light, probably going to be tough to feed them. When I was living on a canal, never had a light, but my neighbor across the canal did. I would stand in the grass in my backyard and cast small soft plastics to his light and catch a few. They would still spook from the light when i would hook one. they would come back in 5-15 minutes. if the light is in open bay water, they tend to be much less skittish. have hammered them on top waters( small) in the lights at several bayfront houses.

Typically they are feeding on one of three animals. Shrimp, glass minnows, or shad. I frequently had customers meet me early to fish out of Pirates. over the years I helped quite a few fly fishermen catch trout there. Hard to beat a good glass minnow immitation in those canals, and I can only assume that would carry to Jamaica, Sea Isle.....

another cool thing that I figured out on my canal in Omega Bay, they would be there most of the year and I could catch them for an hour or so around sunrise and sunset on a spook Jr. if the bait was moving.

---Sunrise and Sunset are BY FAR the best time of day. The only problem lately is that the sun goes down so dang fast that its pitch black at 530

--- Location of the lights DEF makes a difference in the canals. We are at the opening of the canal and there are fish every once in a while in our lights. The neighbor across the way has a vacant lot next to it with TONS of grass along the wall and has a light right next to it. Talk about the grass being greener on the other side... DAMN!!! Thank god our next door neighbor's house is for sale cause no one is there and I walk over there and cast across the canal into the light and that is where I caught the slot red and nice trout the other night on the X-rap. Its pretty reliable except for when its windy because the cast has to be pretty accurate.

If I were to ever buy my own place, I would do some night time research.

[shallowist]

Don't worry about the pure darkness, doesn't effect the trout. Topwaters on no moon nights can be scarry amazing too. Just go somewhere that you know what's on the bottom so you don't stumble or fall.

[TTU Wader]

I've always wanted to do a night wading trip. If anyone is game this dec/jan lets go!

[reeltime]

grew up fishing at night under the lights and my better fish that were caught was were the light meets the darker water..........fishingRed i have wanted to do the same thing with my yak but not rigged up yet for that.....seems to me one could hammer them yakking from light to light