I commonly fish in the evening until it is actually dark out and then end up tidying camp under a hail of mosquitos. Only problem is, other than a few good fish right at dark, I'm usually shooting blanks for the next hour.

Any advice out there for a want-to-be night stalker?

MT

Hey Jax
I have thought about your post and you make some good points. Now that you mention it the baitfish are indeed vulnerable at night and probably can't see at all. Just look at those tiny eyes. I bet they do hunker down in the weeds and such.

Not with you on the bass not eating at night though. In my teens and early twenties when other normal kids were out at the movies and such my pals and I were sneaking into private farm ponds, golf courses and gravel pits and tearing the bass up in the middle of the night. I have since reformed of course   .

I like night fishing and will probably still keep trying. I'm probably quitting to early. Maybe things don't get rolling until later. Just curious as to QJ members take.

Ditto on the good headlamp.  To avoid the tough snags after dark, try a glowing slip bobber tipped with a leech.  Rare snags and very entertaining watching a glowing bobber hovering a foot under the water.  Of course you need to be where you can have live bait.

mastertangler wrote on Aug 18^th, 2010 at 11:12am:

I use a large scallop-sized solar, solar powered lawn light (light portion only) for this purpose.  To diffuse the light, I put it inside an translucent plastic tube (like Tang and Crystal Lite drink mixes used to come in--I typically use them for round cracker storage anyway) and sit it on a clear spot on the shore line (or bungee it to a tree limb).  Even this small amount of light is clearly visible from a VERY long distance away if it is dark out).  Then you don't have to rely on having ANY light at all to reflect off the strips.  Just make sure that you turn solar-panel-side-up during the day to get the battery recharged.

[At the risk of hijacking your thread] I also like solotripper's idea for food packs:  use a personal alarm if you are stashing your food pack (in camp or on a longer portage trail).  A google search produces several choices that produce a 120-130db alarm ... I may even go with one that has a flashing light source as an additional deterrent ... would also make the pack easier to find in the dark if its disturbed.  BTW:  For those planning a trip to WCPP ... don't count on finding trees suitable for hanging food packs.

As for hanging reflective strips from my stashed food pack ... if it makes it easier for ME to find it in the dark, doesn't it serve the same purpose for a curious bear?

dd

I thought this was about night fishing...