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In your opinion what's the best time to fish at night.

Please add your comments on moon phases, tides, places (docks, residential canals, flats, backcountry, etc)

I like a new or full moon on the last of the outgoing around docks with good tidal flow

Never just before sunrise! It is too dang early and I prefer to be asleep then.

I say after sunset upto midnight.

I'm waiting for Jason's (JMSnooky) reply He's the fish master at night! He's not too bad during the day either 8)

Totally dependent on tide where I usually fish at night. For dock fishing moving water is the key IMO.

All night -of course depending on the tide and moon. I'll take a full moon, strong incoming or high tide. Unless you're after tarpon - then outgoing. Or both incoming and outgoing - if you have enough beer - and a campsite......and

For me, it's more for convienence than moon or tidal phase. I'll usually launch from work at the end of the workday and stay out 'till sometime after sunset. Fishing the docks, I've noticed that those with swift moving water hold the fish, where, so far, those docks further up the canals have not produced for me.

I can't stand fishing in the dark because I have to see where I cast. For this reason, I fish on the nights with a full moon setting into the west. I fish a flat on the gulf side that faces the gulf and on those nights the outgoing high tide and full moon light makes for a good night.

I also depend more on tide at night. Doesn't matter what the moon is, barometric pressure is, sky clarity, nothing. If the water isn't moving, they aren't feeding.

Doesn't matter what time, just that the tides and moon are good.

The later the better, because the fish become WAY less spooky and aren't dependant on the same kind of structure (mangroves, oyster bars, docks, etc). They start creeping out on the open flats not having to worry about predators.

I don't like the Full Moon. I feel the fish seem to spread out a little to much. Find a nice dark night with a good light near moving water.

i like structure near a point on the new moon, strong incoming or outgoing. with the new moon its darker so the shadow lines are more pronounced than on a full moon.

seeinred wrote:Doesn't matter what time, just that the tides and moon are good.

Excatly!