12-18-2015, 07:56 PM
Last winter I night fished Echo and caught around 20 1-4#ers stripers each trip, 4 good trips and 1 bust trip. Idled around in 100-120' depth until I marked fish at 60-80', pitched an anchor, threw out lights, chummed and soaked chovies.
Kind of weird fishing smack dab in the middle of the lake, but it worked. A bit of breeze helped keep the fishing lines out of the anchor line, and luckily I didn't get blown out on any of the trips.
I was using high powered (home made) LED fishing lights, so that may have something to do with the success. Though, I have also used low power store bought fishing lights in shallower water (60') with good success too.
Christmas this year is going to have a full moon, and that's very bad for night fishing with lights as you are competing with the moon's light, a loosing battle against a full moon.... Fish early or late to avoid the moon if possible.
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Kind of weird fishing smack dab in the middle of the lake, but it worked. A bit of breeze helped keep the fishing lines out of the anchor line, and luckily I didn't get blown out on any of the trips.
I was using high powered (home made) LED fishing lights, so that may have something to do with the success. Though, I have also used low power store bought fishing lights in shallower water (60') with good success too.
Christmas this year is going to have a full moon, and that's very bad for night fishing with lights as you are competing with the moon's light, a loosing battle against a full moon.... Fish early or late to avoid the moon if possible.
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