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Title: what time of night?
Post by: fish_finder on Feb 08, 2007, 08:26 PM

 Hey guys im going burbot fishing this weekend at night and was just wondering what everyone finds is the best time of night to fish. Right before dark then on or wait awhile and head out later quite a while after dark? I fish them in the day time before but havnt been out at night yet. Thanks

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: toguefisha on Feb 08, 2007, 08:57 PM

I like to go out just before dark, it's nice to have some light while you are setting up and I find that the first flags start to pop just as the sun dips down below the trees.

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: Pail Rider on Feb 09, 2007, 06:20 AM

From my personal experience the best bite is from dusk (5:30 pm here) till about 9 pm...slows down big time after that.

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: fish_finder on Feb 09, 2007, 12:51 PM

 Thanks guys, hopefully i'll have some pics with any luck!

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: corny13 on Feb 20, 2007, 02:40 PM

I agree between 9pm and midnight is best.  But best to have holes pre dug, lights off, and quiet.  Every eelpout I caught last weekend was between 9-11pm only pesky rough fish (walleye) before 9pm.

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: fishermanjake on Feb 20, 2007, 03:08 PM

really it all depends on the body of water, location, time of year, etc.  Find the sweet time for your spot and keep hitting it at that time of night.  You'll continue to do good as long as the burbot are moving through

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: 4cator on Jan 13, 2008, 11:39 PM

dark of the moon also.

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: jabers69 on Mar 02, 2008, 10:13 PM

Best time I've found is from 7 pm til 10pm . Last week we fished that  time for 4 days got  between 25 to 30  . The average  was 28 inches, but did get 2 30 inchers  and 32 incher

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: Zorros shack on Sep 28, 2008, 08:33 AM

 :icefish: I say the best time from my experiences is it starts a round 5:00 or 6:00 P.M. Then you go on from there and you will have a Cusk fest!!  :tipup:

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: Mainehazmt on Sep 28, 2008, 08:37 AM

we were catching them in the middle of the day at mooshead lake in maine

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: fishwiz4 on Dec 18, 2008, 08:29 PM

Quote from: Mainehazmt on Sep 28, 2008, 08:37 AM

we were catching them in the middle of the day at mooshead lake in maine

how deep were you fishing?  i know that durring the day, they tend to go deep (60+ fow) and usually are inactive when they are down there

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: Mainehazmt on Dec 19, 2008, 03:50 PM

not sure right now   35-60 ft   lake goes down to 254'

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: Bugman1964 on Dec 19, 2008, 03:56 PM

 I have had the best luck from 5-9 pm.

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: Melbs7 on Dec 19, 2008, 09:52 PM

Quote from: corny13 on Feb 20, 2007, 02:40 PM

only pesky rough fish (walleye) before 9pm.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr   LOL

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: pikeslammer on Dec 20, 2008, 06:34 PM

i  have had all my luck catching them during the day i have never caught one at night

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: Katewpa Ice Jockey on Mar 24, 2009, 04:17 PM

I've caught more at night.

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: Chris Raymond on Oct 05, 2009, 01:58 PM

Quote from: kenman on Feb 09, 2007, 06:20 AM

From my personal experience the best bite is from dusk (5:30 pm here) till about 9 pm...slows down big time after that.

My thoughts as well.

Title: Re: what time of night?
Post by: sled-in on Oct 05, 2009, 02:06 PM

All this talk about cutting a day short by only going out in the evening?
I'd say you should be out there 6am the fish until 6am the next day, a full 24hours of fishing. Who cares what time they bite the best, you can't catch them if your lines not in the water.

(please note this post was written tongue in cheek :P)