Night or Day? - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-29T14:30:07Zhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/night-or-day?commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A314088&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks Vince.
I've read elsew…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-07-12:2036984:Comment:4082432013-07-12T16:51:06.540ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"http://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
Thanks Vince.<br />
I've read elsewhere that the night bite slows starting in the hour or so before midnight, staying slow<br />
until the hour our so before dawn.<br />
Catfish, being notoriously nocturnal, are known night biters. Even so, if we could analyze the numbers<br />
we would probably find that they slow up during night time's middle lull.
Thanks Vince.<br />
I've read elsewhere that the night bite slows starting in the hour or so before midnight, staying slow<br />
until the hour our so before dawn.<br />
Catfish, being notoriously nocturnal, are known night biters. Even so, if we could analyze the numbers<br />
we would probably find that they slow up during night time's middle lull. You paint a nice picture Jeff…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-07-12:2036984:Comment:4083072013-07-12T14:07:28.639ZJohn Sheehanhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnSheehan
<p>You paint a nice picture Jeffrey!</p>
<p>You paint a nice picture Jeffrey!</p> Brown Trout are notorious Cra…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-07-12:2036984:Comment:4081612013-07-12T14:03:39.152ZJohn Sheehanhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnSheehan
<p>Brown Trout are notorious Crayfish eaters also .I've read that most Crayfish are night feeders .I imagine Smallmouth Bass may have times when like the Brown Trout ,they key in on Crayfish as their main forage and take to night time feeding schedules ,when the majority of their prey are roaming around outside their resting crevices.</p>
<p>Brown Trout are notorious Crayfish eaters also .I've read that most Crayfish are night feeders .I imagine Smallmouth Bass may have times when like the Brown Trout ,they key in on Crayfish as their main forage and take to night time feeding schedules ,when the majority of their prey are roaming around outside their resting crevices.</p> I agree with that article, Da…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-07-12:2036984:Comment:4082372013-07-12T13:13:03.373ZVince Fuscohttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/VinceFusco
<p>I agree with that article, David. The only exception was while catfishing at night on Lake Lanier, a buddy and I caught a mess of gills on liver no less! I am not sure what was going on there, as it was the first time either of us had caught gills in the dark. I guess they were using their noses that night.</p>
<p>I agree with that article, David. The only exception was while catfishing at night on Lake Lanier, a buddy and I caught a mess of gills on liver no less! I am not sure what was going on there, as it was the first time either of us had caught gills in the dark. I guess they were using their noses that night.</p> Just thought of something: ma…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-10-05:2036984:Comment:3148812012-10-05T03:23:39.575ZSuzanne Lazarhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SuzanneLazar
<p>Just thought of something: maybe <em>that's</em> why they're called "<em><strong>sun</strong></em>fish"-!!! Now I'm off for a bit of online research...</p>
<p>Just thought of something: maybe <em>that's</em> why they're called "<em><strong>sun</strong></em>fish"-!!! Now I'm off for a bit of online research...</p> Great information! You're rig…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-10-05:2036984:Comment:3148362012-10-05T03:19:00.278ZSuzanne Lazarhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SuzanneLazar
<p>Great information! You're right- everything I've read says to fish in early morning or early evening, but nevertheless I have had luck in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Haven't been night fishing though!</p>
<p>Great information! You're right- everything I've read says to fish in early morning or early evening, but nevertheless I have had luck in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Haven't been night fishing though!</p> Ive caught some of my best ba…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-10-05:2036984:Comment:3147312012-10-05T03:08:38.514ZMarcus Bullockhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/MarcusBullock
<p>Ive caught some of my best bass and sunfish at night, especially crappie.</p>
<p>Ive caught some of my best bass and sunfish at night, especially crappie.</p> For me personally, it's anyti…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-10-02:2036984:Comment:3139662012-10-02T23:25:39.008ZJeffrey D. Abneyhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JeffreyDavidAbney
<p>For me personally, it's anytime during the daylight hours for gills. Often times the big push for first light or sunset is relief for the angler.....Summer can be brutal so that hour fishing early or late can be the most refreshing but not necessarily the most productive.....I have locations with a heavy canopy and you can fish it in the noon day sun with great results.....</p>
<p> When I was younger I lived for that camping trip with the scouts or sleeping over at my grandparents to get on…</p>
<p>For me personally, it's anytime during the daylight hours for gills. Often times the big push for first light or sunset is relief for the angler.....Summer can be brutal so that hour fishing early or late can be the most refreshing but not necessarily the most productive.....I have locations with a heavy canopy and you can fish it in the noon day sun with great results.....</p>
<p> When I was younger I lived for that camping trip with the scouts or sleeping over at my grandparents to get on the water at night but not for gills......The best Crappie fishing both size and numbers for me has been at night on brackish rivers and the Toledo Bend Reservoir in Louisiana...Also for limb lines and jug lines looking for catfish....we always set late to fish overnight and check them early in the morning.......I've caught nice catfish during the day in every state I have lived but the biggest Flatheads and Blues came on lines at night....Night can be a little harder to fish but sometimes more peaceful listening to the humm of a Coleman lantern or the chorus from the bugs........</p> A good summary - kinda where…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-10-02:2036984:Comment:3141872012-10-02T22:47:36.154ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"http://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
<p>A good summary - kinda where I was headed. It doesn't mean that fishing in the mid-day period means fishing in the same places as morning. In fact, you can expect to be looking elsewhere. Sometimes that's not the case, but in general it is.</p>
<p>Thanks Mike</p>
<p>A good summary - kinda where I was headed. It doesn't mean that fishing in the mid-day period means fishing in the same places as morning. In fact, you can expect to be looking elsewhere. Sometimes that's not the case, but in general it is.</p>
<p>Thanks Mike</p> All fish can feed after dark.…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-10-02:2036984:Comment:3140602012-10-02T22:36:31.701ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"http://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
<p>All fish can feed after dark. The night sky is rarely as dark as the black of the deeps.</p>
<p>And they do have the senses to allow them to sense prey in low light conditions, when their eyes cannot. Some, like the catfishes, are keenly adapted to night feeding.</p>
<p>As for bluegill, it is the structure of their eyes that makes the link to daytime feeding. They have a near equal number of rods and cones, meaning they see light and dark (as well as color) in near equal measure.</p>
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<p>All fish can feed after dark. The night sky is rarely as dark as the black of the deeps.</p>
<p>And they do have the senses to allow them to sense prey in low light conditions, when their eyes cannot. Some, like the catfishes, are keenly adapted to night feeding.</p>
<p>As for bluegill, it is the structure of their eyes that makes the link to daytime feeding. They have a near equal number of rods and cones, meaning they see light and dark (as well as color) in near equal measure.</p>
<p>I think what happens is that as the sun rises, the ultraviolet spectrum is what drives them to cover, shade and in summer, deeper water. Once the sun abates in the morning and evening, they can come to the shallows to feed.</p>