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Reply With QuoteReally? Nobody can help me with night fishing? I give detailed reports with pics and locations, GPS locations sometimes., and I can't get any advice on night fishing?
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night fishing help
Though I'm an experienced crappie fisherman, I've only night fished ( for crappie ) once before. And it was during warmer weather. So here's my questions; first off, is it worth fishing at night during cold weather? ( tonight will be the coldest this year ) Do they go deeper or shallower at night? Do they hang out in the middle of the creek channels or hold tight to shallower stumps/falldowns? Or do they turn off? I'll be in a brackish tidal creek, so I know that probably illicits different fish behavior patterns than the piedmont lakes, but an educated guess would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Really? Nobody can help me with night fishing? I give detailed reports with pics and locations, GPS locations sometimes., and I can't get any advice on night fishing?
Keeper
I just read your post. I fish almost exclusively at night, late fall and winter, under lights and have good success. I use either minnows or spoons. You have to give them time in cold water but you don't get many small ones. You don't get the numbers but the fish are quality. Good luck. Mike
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Aint got much on a tidal flow creek. But here we hunt for schools of bait fish in an area. Any kind of drop or ditch or ledge seems to have a traffic pattern to it. I choose between 20 to 30 fow. and start with minnows tightlined from the bottom up till I find fish willing to bite. Just my 2 cents worth. And yes cold weather nightstalkin can produce some amazing results. Last Sat. I had a limit by 10:00 and kept culling some 9 -10 in. fish for the prize. Good Luck to ya.
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What he said. Also read this.Originally Posted by ofishlbizzness
The night was coming on fast as I picked up my fishing partner Gary Kunes at his dock and we set out for a night of Lake Wylie
Crappie Wall Hanger II
I don't nightstalk much when air temp drops below 50*. I use a green light and set light 8/10 ft. deep on a dropoff. I use a slip cork so I know for sure where every things at. starting about 6/8 ft. outside of the light and working into the light.
boots
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The submersible lights help keep the bugs away.
Slabmaster
I ordered one of those 12 volt floating car headlight type lights on amazon tonight for 10 bucks. I'm goin to give it a try on my local creek when i get it.
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A couple of thoughts...You are not fishing really deep water so crappie can't go really deep. Another thing is the tide. As you know falling water is better most of the time. If you have a creek that floods a large area and have had a few sunny days that black water heats up fast. The crappie will hold in the deep water in the river but move to the mouth of the creek when that warm water starts falling out. I think that is where I would fish and let the tide tell me when to fish. Remember, the outflow will be the warmest just before sun set. The fall that comes early at night will be better I think. What do you think?
