I love catfish fishing at night but if you don’t know what you are doing it can be a very long and very boring night. Most catfish anglers will tell you that the best times to fish for catfish are at dusk and dawn and a few will know that there is another 1 -2 hour period in the middle of the night. The truth is you can catch catfish anytime day or night if you know what you are doing.

There are many reasons I like to fish at night. All the pleasure boaters depart the waters and on a calm night the water becomes clear and flat allowing you to see even the gentlest of bites. There is also very little competition for the good spots at night making it much easier to locate the fish. What bothers most anglers about night fishing are those long boring periods when the fish are not active.

I use an old secret that really isn’t a secret at all and there are no boring periods. I use a light which first draws the zooplankton and then the bait fish as they come to feed on the zooplankton. You know what comes next is the game fish and then the fun begins. I am positive you have seen this food chain in action before even if you didn’t know what you were seeing or why. Ask yourself why the best fishing on a dock is always the place where the lights are shining on the water or why you see fish in the water where your boat lights are. It is not chance they are drawn to the light.

If you are going to be catfish fishing at night you can purchase crappie lights at just about any tackle shop. These will help but are not strong enough to get the results I like. I paid good money for the one I have but it is worth. Remember you get what you pay for.

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