Author Topic: early morning vs night bite (Read 2429 times)

Susky · « **on:** Jan 20, 2015, 08:13 PM »

Which one do you feel is more productive? I know it all depends on the fish but from past outings which have given you the most success.

I prefer evenings because it fits my schedule better as I work long hours.

Clear_Ice · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 20, 2015, 08:16 PM »

evening in my personal experience. I am not a fish expert, so I cant back up my claim with fact, but that is what I think anyways.

curdog · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 20, 2015, 08:21 PM »

I have better luck in the mornings on trout

mcperch · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 20, 2015, 08:30 PM »

I have been on Silver at mid.-4am I slept just as good as the fish with the heater on !

Kyle_J · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 20, 2015, 08:40 PM »

The night bite seems more productive than the early morning bite for me.

Swift · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 20, 2015, 08:47 PM »

Very early Pre Dawn, before the crowd shows up basically in the same place and where the first ice flurry was works nearly all season. Mid-Winter, midday is fairly consistant, DEEP.

MattyP123 · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 20, 2015, 08:51 PM »

Morning for me, but not by much...

Soclose2far · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 20, 2015, 08:53 PM »

Morning for sure. It is nice to already be set up for the evening bite.

dekatronic · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 20, 2015, 09:08 PM »

Even though I prefer to fish in the afternoon, the best bite for me is in the morning

Super-ice-bird · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 12:27 AM »

I get more fish in the morning right at or just before daylight

fishin machine · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 12:39 AM »

Evening is easily the more productive for me.

SpitzoMT · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 01:09 AM »

I would say production is 50/50 for me morning/night. I prefer fishing afternoon until dark because it fits my schedule & I hate waking up in the early a.m. On a couple bodies of water I do catch a lot of fish 10:00am - 1:00pm. I also notice that catching times seem to switch up a bit as the season progresses.

Neil McCauley · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 05:27 AM »

Most of my experience is soft water, and mornings have never been nearly as productive as evening ~1 hr pre-sunset usually is. Never figured daylight hours would matter as much or more for icefishing.

MyNameIsMud · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 05:55 AM »

Mornings have been more productive for me personally.

deerhunterkyle · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 05:58 AM »

I have found mornings to be more productive for me when fishing lakes and ponds and evenings when fishing river systems.

THE GILL PILL · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 06:52 AM »

Evenings have been more productive for me they seem to be more aggressive. The bite is significantly lighter for me in the mornings

rdhammah · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 06:59 AM »

What kind of fish are you targeting? I have never fished beyond dusk. would love to try but hate being the only person on the ice. I feel better even if the only other person is 200 yards away

anglure · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 07:28 AM »

Most success for the lakes we're on, has come early morning thru noon. Not always, but a good 90% of the time.

captain54 · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 07:39 AM »

It's a toss up this year early I've iced keeper crappie and gills then suffered though the day till late afternoon bite. I'd say this year the afternoon has produced bigger slabs.This early late bite makes a LONG DAY but ice season is here now so we do it as much as possible.

NeFiShNeTiMe · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 07:41 AM »

Both but I think when I'm set up by 4 am the morning bite lasts a bit longer than the evening bite

3300 · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 09:53 AM »

depends on where and what. one lake, the bite is only good from 10:30 to noon and only crappie bite in winter even tho it holds monster gills. can't buy a gill in the winter on that lake. then in summer it reverses.

other lakes i like are best after noon near sunset, like last call in a bar. then the night fishing is good for crappie and gills and perch on one lake and only crappie.

if you target gills, they are sunfish for a reason. hungry ones will any time, but way more careful about biting.

i like to set up an area with a lantern to try to hold interest to the fish while its transitioning over to night. you can go scouting in deep water too, but hose are on the move fish, so best to either wait or only work a few holes.

R white · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 07:33 PM »

I have better luck early mornings

WET-KNOTS II · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 08:12 PM »

It depends. Sometimes early morning bite but lately its been the nite bite. Some times i follow the solunar fishing bite times and it did produced even thou it was noon time. (Panfish)

da man cave shack · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 08:14 PM »

I like the night bite just because I hate getting out of bed in the morning. But wish I liked the morning bite as I hear it is good.

desmobob · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 08:28 PM »

Where I usually jig for perch, the very early morning bite produces the biggest/most fish. The afternoon bite really picks up, for sure, but the fish are smaller ones that seem to move in mid-morning and bite slowly through through the day.

Tight lines,
Bob

4chevys · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 08:41 PM »

I would have to say that early morning is more productive for me during ice season. Evenings are more productive in open water season.

Crappielover89 · « **Reply #26 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 09:01 PM »

evenings are the best for me i ice more fish in the night then i do in the day.

TType86 · « **Reply #27 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 09:11 PM »

Mornings for me. Wish it was the other way around but in my experience always the morning. Have had good luck in evening too, but like another poster said, it is short lived. They shut off fast

TType86 · « **Reply #28 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 09:13 PM »

Quote from: da man cave shack on Jan 21, 2015, 08:14 PM

I like the night bite just because I hate getting out of bed in the morning. But wish I liked the morning bite as I hear it is good.

Lmao!

Capt.morgan · « **Reply #29 on:** Jan 26, 2015, 07:54 AM »

It depends what I'm fishing for but I like mornings

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