Night Fishing Tips 101

[thankGod4crappie]

That’s a good comment because I’ve found that actually touching the shad shortens it’s life tremendously.

[zettler]

Anyone want to add their more recent experiences, suggestions, etc.?

[Foxy Jig]

hold your rod and you'll catch more fish than if you are using rod holders

[DockShootinJack]

Coleman white gas lanterns work well to draw in bait and fish. Hung them under a many a bridge in North Alabama. Sure did catch a lot of fish. Those bridges were lit up like cities with all the lanterns

[Grainraiser]

I love night fishing in Texas during the summer months. You don't have to deal with 100 degree weather and the jet ski's are off the lake. Tie under a bridge and break out the lights. Watch your line more than your rod tip and it's the one time I use live bait only.

[DockShootinJack]

It is certainly a relaxing time to fish. I prefer live bait then also

[GreenLine]

I love night fishing in Texas during the summer months. You don't have to deal with 100 degree weather and the jet ski's are off the lake. Tie under a bridge and break out the lights. Watch your line more than your rod tip and it's the one time I use live bait only.

So jigs don’t work very well at night?
What would be the reason?
I’m looking into getting into the night fishing.


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[DockShootinJack]

Jigs work just fine at night. Most people use minnows because they can have multiple poles out. If you have lights out you will be attracting bait fish. I have used a long handled dip net to grab some shad that had collected around the light

[Les Young]

I wonder if moving around to known brush piles you'd even have to have a light out or you could just either use a single slip bobber setup fixed at a certain depth or use a single pole & livescope & just drop on them if there's enough depth over the brush?

[CrappiePappy]

I wonder if moving around to known brush piles you'd even have to have a light out or you could just either use a single slip bobber setup fixed at a certain depth or use a single pole & livescope & just drop on them if there's enough depth over the brush?

That can work ... but the Livescope screen being the main light source means that is where the bugs will be attracted to. Ditto for any light source at the bow to illuminate your float/line.
I've only done that on Cedar Creek ... and you couldn't get anywhere near standing timber or shoreline moss without being overwhelmed by swarms of bugs. May not be as bad on Taylorsville, Green, or Cumberland ... but, I haven't tried it on those lakes.