night fishing help

[Brush Buster]

gonna try night fishing pretty soon for the first time. I have the lights but was wondering several things:
1. is it better right after the sun goes down or early in the morning?
2. Where would be best to set up this time or year? Water is about 54 degrees in the creeks and most of the fish have been 15 to 30 feet.
3. what type of baits are best?

thanks for any help

[turkeyfootnc]

Just about any time of day/night will work. I've run out of bait around 1AM and the fish were still biting. I'd try and find a brush pile or a drop-off in 20-25' of water and use minnows.