We do quite a bit of night fishing In the summer as well. We had some free time so we decided to go last night. We fished 8-10 ft down in 15 ft of water on a fallen tree, not even a bite. I thought about going in shallower but didn't. Finally Moved to 18 ft of water near pier and fish started biting. Caught 1/2 a dozen in an hour. Fish were 8-10ft down. Good luck, Hope you catch a bunch.