What about "Not Quite Night" Fishing?

[vanven]

You must have been too busy admiring that Angel rather than concentrating on fishing. That would have been my problem for sure.

duckydoty

When someone mentions a rod and I dont immediately recognize the name, i know it has to be something pretty cool. I read all the reviews and listen to the sales pitches when I am shopping, but i also pay close attention to what Michael, Tim, Jeremy, and some of the other shop owners/guides carry when they hit the water. I figure they get to handle a lot more toys than I do and there is a reason they are using a specific piece of gear.

Sorry to hijack the thread. Back on topic...

I'm just getting into the night fishing thing but from conversations with Michael (BCO)and one trip with him I've learned that the fish tend to bite well at dusk and then sometimes they "turn off" for several hours.

This is very close to my typical pattern. Get onto the water an hour before dusk just to get myself comfortable with my casting and get into rythm since it was probably a month since I last had a rod in my hand. I will scope out water levels and look for cinder blocks. I will also try to find some holding fish and nonfeeding that I might want to fish later on. I also try to memorize some of the locations by looking at the treeline accross the water and using those as landmarks. I will continue to fish for an hour or so after dark and generally do pretty well. Then I go to Culvers and make a pig out of myself and come back in a couple hours to really fish hard.

-Jerod