| In night fishing 95% of success is determined before | | | | started, the larger fish will be deeper. If you aren't |
| your line is wet. It is recommended to start an | | | | getting hits, bring your bait up a little and catch the |
| evening feeding frenzy along the food chain with | | | | smaller skinny ones for awhile. Remember to keep |
| your big game fish as the final predator. | | | | checking deep, the big ones will eventually come. All |
| I know what you are thinking. It's just not that easy. | | | | that food is too hard to resist! |
| Well it is easier than you think! While the "The | | | | When fishing at night, the use of berley is essential! |
| Evening Secret" is the most effective tool to bring | | | | Use a deep water berley system, such as The |
| swarms of feeding fish, here are a couple of other | | | | Secret Weapon, to get a heap of berley down to |
| tips that have also proven very effective. | | | | the bottom before it gets dark. This is a very |
| Proper chumming | | | | effective method that many fishermen either aren't |
| The darker the skies get, the more fish rely on their | | | | aware of or don't use. |
| senses of smell and movement. The fish must sense | | | | The Importance Of Plankton |
| either wounded prey moving, or the smell of food. A | | | | Most daytime strategies involve frantic pursuit of |
| good method for this is to set out a good chum line. | | | | prey that may not even be interested (hungry) when |
| Drop your strip bait into the chum, or fish live bait | | | | located. At night, the key is to find the plankton, |
| just out side the slick, or at the bottom. | | | | relax and entice the big game to come to you. The |
| Most species of fish, in either freshwater or | | | | key is locating the plankton, not necessarily your |
| saltwater, are predominantly night feeders. If you are | | | | game fish. |
| able to get a fish feeding frenzy going with either | | | | You can use daylight hours to locate large quantities |
| the chum line, even those fish that don't normally | | | | of plankton - this is where the fish will feed at night. |
| feed at night will jump into the swarm of feeding. | | | | Most species of bait fish feed on plankton, so it is |
| One of the best things about fishing when the skies | | | | important to know where a lot of plankton is located. |
| get darker are that fish are much more cooperative | | | | As you are searching for an anchor spot, make sure |
| at night. The larger of almost every fish species is | | | | to be on the lookout for "stained water". This is |
| more willing to bite because they are less wary and | | | | water that contains plankton and or the nutrients |
| have a harder time seeing line or leader. | | | | that attract plankton. You want to target stained |
| Typically, when the evening food chain has been | | | | water that is 45 - 70 feet deep. |