02-27-2013, 09:03 PM
02-27-2013, 09:06 PM
Welcome to BFT and thanks for posting. Through the ice, from shore or from a boat?
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02-27-2013, 09:09 PM
thru the ice thanks for your help Kentofnsl
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02-27-2013, 09:30 PM
Have done several night trips to the berry with mixed results.If you have a few spots in mind already that you know produces then it will make it easier to figure out where to set up for the night,from experiance I don't like to move around at night just becuse of the elemets.Fishing for us has been good into the early evening until 11pm then dead until 4am or so...good luck!
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02-27-2013, 09:49 PM
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Fished Strawberry at night using a 4' green light. Set up in about 20 FOW and looking thru the hole it looked like sharks schooling . We caught quite a few mostly slotters from sundown until about 9:30 then action tapered off. Make sure you are familiar with the area. It is hard to navigate at midnight in a whiteout. Oh yeah dress real warm.
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Fished Strawberry at night using a 4' green light. Set up in about 20 FOW and looking thru the hole it looked like sharks schooling . We caught quite a few mostly slotters from sundown until about 9:30 then action tapered off. Make sure you are familiar with the area. It is hard to navigate at midnight in a whiteout. Oh yeah dress real warm.
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02-28-2013, 01:43 AM
I haven't fished through the night; however, I have been there 2 hours before sunrise and it was extremely good fishing.
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02-28-2013, 05:34 AM
I have fished it at night 4 different times. As mentioned by others, fishing tapers off at midnight. The last time I went, I picked up my wife from work at midnight and we drove up and fished until about 10 or 11 am. We arrived around 2 am and by the time we setup the tent and got the heater going, it was around 2:30 or 3 am. Fishing died until around 5 to 5:30 when it picked up again. I caught my first cutt over the slott size that trip, so it has fond memories for me. Fishing was pretty slow for everyone around us. We seemed to have the technique or bait or the right spot or ??? As mentioned, it gets really cold, but the quiet and serenity just can't be beat. The heater is a must. Haven't gone this year... yet. May make it out before ice off.
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02-28-2013, 07:14 AM
If you havnt done it you gotta do it!!! Had my best berry days at night on the ice!!!
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02-28-2013, 10:50 AM
Night fishing is often very effective, for a number of species.
Most fish are not afraid of the dark, but most anglers are. Species like perch for example (best I can think of) have very poor eye sight and when it gets dark they hide.
Trout, walleyes, catfish, etc (predatory fish) usually will eat at night to some degree or another, depending on the species and time of year. (I believe these species eat at night to some degree, more or less, all year).
For trout, scent is important. They have better smell than people give them credit for and at night you need to stimulate all of their senses. Tip tube jigs and lures with a small piece of worm.
I've had a lot of luck fishing at night for trout... don't be afraid to fish shallow in 5-10 feet of water. If you are in a spot for 30 minutes and don't mark anything you should move. Having a fish finder is key at night, once you see a fish come in make sure you reel up to the depth they are at and wiggle / jig to get their attention. Fishing blind (without sonar) is especially difficult at night when fish can't see as well.
Make sure you have been fishing the area some during the day, you don't want to be exploring new areas at night. Also a good idea to take extra lights and batteries, extra clothes, etc, etc. Go prepared, because at night everything is that much harder when something goes wrong.
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Most fish are not afraid of the dark, but most anglers are. Species like perch for example (best I can think of) have very poor eye sight and when it gets dark they hide.
Trout, walleyes, catfish, etc (predatory fish) usually will eat at night to some degree or another, depending on the species and time of year. (I believe these species eat at night to some degree, more or less, all year).
For trout, scent is important. They have better smell than people give them credit for and at night you need to stimulate all of their senses. Tip tube jigs and lures with a small piece of worm.
I've had a lot of luck fishing at night for trout... don't be afraid to fish shallow in 5-10 feet of water. If you are in a spot for 30 minutes and don't mark anything you should move. Having a fish finder is key at night, once you see a fish come in make sure you reel up to the depth they are at and wiggle / jig to get their attention. Fishing blind (without sonar) is especially difficult at night when fish can't see as well.
Make sure you have been fishing the area some during the day, you don't want to be exploring new areas at night. Also a good idea to take extra lights and batteries, extra clothes, etc, etc. Go prepared, because at night everything is that much harder when something goes wrong.
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