Fishing at night??

**Crappie 1** · 05-15-2016, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Chumlee66

Thanks for the advice and I found out having a lighted bobber would be worth the extra money because a head lamp really didn't cut it.

This was the light we used, my friend made it out of LED strip lights and a mason jar, it really lit things up and only ran him $16 to make but I'm sure one that you can buy is much better

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Chumlee, that looks like a darn good light. Suspend it 2-3' below the water and then use minnows and fish around it. I think your doing great for never doing it. Find a drop off and fish it. The Crappie are usually 1/2 way down or less. Good Luck. Send me a PM if I can be of any help.

**wicklundrh** · 05-16-2016, 12:56 PM

Chris,

That light is awesome! Like Larry said, find the drop off. I think your success will improve AFTER the fish leave the normal pre/post pawn. They move off into the basin of the lake or river and wait until evening when the plankton come to the surface...

Lesson I learned from a biologist and have spoke of on here before....

In the morning as the sun begins to come up, fish will begin to go to deeper water. Part of it is to find shade or relief from the sun and warming waters. More importantly though, they go deeper simply because the plankton and zoo plankton move deeper when the sun comes up. In the evening, it is the reverse as the plankton begin to rise in the water column. This is the reason fish tend to feed down in the morning and up in the evening. Certain fish are less likely to bite at night because their eyes are not designed to see well at night.

At any rate, keep after it. As the fish move off their beds and into a more normal summer pattern, you might find that you will be much more successful for crappies at night.

**Chumlee66** · 05-16-2016, 01:07 PM

Thanks for the info I really appreciate it

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**Boh** · 05-16-2016, 09:37 PM

Cool. Always like to see what kind of lights everyone uses. I've always used a Coleman lantern on a Cleat-On lantern jack. I am going to add LEDs under the front of my compact pontoon and see how that works.

Boh

**Hermin** · 05-17-2016, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by wicklundrh

Lesson I learned from a biologist and have spoke of on here before....

In the morning as the sun begins to come up, fish will begin to go to deeper water. Part of it is to find shade or relief from the sun and warming waters. More importantly though, they go deeper simply because the plankton and zoo plankton move deeper when the sun comes up. In the evening, it is the reverse as the plankton begin to rise in the water column. This is the reason fish tend to feed down in the morning and up in the evening. Certain fish are less likely to bite at night because their eyes are not designed to see well at night.

I have heard the same thing in regards to smelt fishing.

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