Thread: Barren Night Stalking

Barren night fishing turned out a lot like Nolin night fishing- just replace the white bass with catfish. And barren has a lot more gar. Probably hooked at least a dozen big gar. Had to retie several hooks. Anchored in 20 fow. Baits 10-12 ft deep was the magic depth. Water was a smoking 92 degrees when started. Cooled off to 90.5 by 1:30 a.m. when I left. Of the 20 crappie, 19 were blacks with only 1 white crappie. Seems like I usually catch mainly black crappie when night fishing.

The method I use is green L.E.D. lights to draw in baitfish, and a black light to illuminate my fishing line. Use fluorescent mono in 8 lb test. I like 8 for the catfish, white bass, hybrids, etc. The black light will make the line look purple and really easy to see. I also spray paint the tips of my rods with fluorescent green paint. A lot of times the crappie will just make the line go sideways when they bite & not even bend the pole, so the fluorescent line helps a bunch in my opinion.

I tie a 1/2 oz sinker on the bottom of the line, come up about 18 inches and tie a hook on with about a 6" loop knot. Then go up another 18" and repeat. The loop knots let the minnows swim more freely & I think is important. Hope this helps a little with anyone that is interested in doing some night fishing while it's so dang hot during the days.