Night Fishing

[jerry241]

Okay no response in table rock so i will try here. Wifey wants to do some night time crappie fishing so since I have not been on beaver lake on quite awhile does anyone have any suggestions where we might catch a mess of crappie? ( need to be successful since she agreed to the new boat)

Happy wife - happy life thanks

[J-Doc]

Live shad under a light in about 20-25ft of water with bait rigged split shot about 2ft above hook. Nose hook bait and allow to sink to bottom. Slowly reel bait off the bottom keeping contact on the line. Use light gear and light line about 4-6lb fluorocarbon. Be as quiet as possible (other than talking normal). Find a steep sloped bank near a channel swing and near some docks. Crappie are hanging out on docks early and late and it's an easy transition to your underwater light if you are near by. Drop your light before dark and wait about 1-2hrs. Shad will move in and swarm the light.

Oh.......

And find fish on the graph before sunset first before trying an area. :-) That's key.

You can also move around and find docks with lights on them if the wife gets bored. Congrats on having a wife that said "yes" to new boat. Must be nice. LOL!

[J-Doc]

I should clarify......

The info above is from what I've been told. I've only night fished under a light once so I'm no expert by any means but the advise above is sound and works. I know some folks that have been using this and it's working.

[marknsaw]

J-Doc has most of it. Put it into practice my friend!!

Flouro is a myth. I have used reels with 20# test mono without a difference. Location is the key.

Put your light out sometime @ dark, give it about an hour... if you don't have a nice bait ball around then.........time to move. Could be 45', could be 1/2 way across the lake. Night fishing is based on bait ball. Get the critters to you and you'll not sleep through the night

[npierceuark]

I've been out a handful of times this summer with pretty good success, not tons of crappie but a good mixed bag of table fare. Walleye, whites, hybrids, crappie, cats. Only thing I'd add is jigging dark tubes, white curly tails or other similar lures will also produce fish if the live minnows aren't. Usually I'll set out 2 poles, one with live bait, other with jig and let the minnow sit while I actively jig the artificial. Bluffs have been producing and if you can a good shoreline that has been blown all day by the wind you can usually find good concentrations of bait. Don't sink your lights too deep, only a few feet down will be fine. Good luck! get back with your results

[jdelow77]

Going to drop some lights tomorrow night ! I will report back and let you guys know how I do !

[npierceuark]

Where are you going jdelow? I'll be out as well, probably around prairie creek or rocky branch

[jdelow77]

Rambo arm , my family's lake house ... Good luck man !

[J-Doc]

Typically, that cove is full of trees. I think the cedar trees hold fish better than just single timber stickups. Might target those cedars with your depth finder and see if you're finding fish there and anchor close by with your light setup if the depth/contours are right.

Also, I'd say try closer to the main lake about 1/3 into the main Rambo arm from the main lake. Usually the very back is somewhat "empty" because of water temps. That's the way most coves are on this lake anyway.

Wish I could go out tonight. I want some fish pics guys!! LOL!

[Stump bumper]

J Doc I was in a ceder forest by Rambo and hit a lot of walleye and a cat, saw lots of big bass but not one crappie. Earlier that night we set up by a dock and that is where we found some crappie. Strange.......