Fishing at night? when, where and how?

[clint clysdale]

Just woundering if any one has any advice on fishing at night and what to use? and do those glow in the dark lures really work?

[ManKinD]

It is said that Burbot and Walleye bit well in dim light situations including after dark. I have never fished after dark through the ice. You would have to be set up with some kind of lights on the ice so you could see something i suppose. I would be surprised to hear that the glow in the dark hooks would out perform a standard hook. I always thought they were just for better visibiltiy for us humans when looking at them down a hole so we could see our hook better.

I have wondered what would happen if you dropped one of those light sticks down the hole on your line at night, however i suppose that would be considered "fishing with lights" and thus illegal in Canada.

If i were you and was curious enough to try night fishing i would just use standard bait and presentations that you would use in the day and hopefully the "nocturnal" fish would find you.

[clint clysdale]

Well I did try useing one of those lite sticks but just put it on the end of my rod so i could tell if a fish hit, it would start moving, A good keracein lantern and a guy has alot of light to work with. I will try those tips thanx.

[King Fisher]

Since most fish have reduced sight during night (except for walleye, burbot, and a few others), try and use a lure that creates noise...like a rattle. I find that using bright colours worked better as well.