| Many people associate bass fishing with daytime. | | | | The experience of topwater bass fishing at night |
| Whilst the light hours of the day are undoubtedly | | | | is one that every bass fishing enthusiasts should |
| the most popular for bass fishing enthusiasts to | | | | take in at least once. The fact that you are going |
| be out and about on the lake, night bass fishing is | | | | in blind makes everything a little more intuitive |
| slowly but surely growing in popularity. It has been | | | | rather than strategic. |
| around for a number of years, but it has now | | | | You will be able to feel the motion of the water |
| reached a peak in popularity, especially during the | | | | because that sense will overcompensate for the |
| summer months. | | | | fact that you can barely see anything. As such, it |
| Night bass fishing originally came about in the | | | | gives you a chance to refine your style. This is |
| 1960s, when artificial lures were created. | | | | why one of the secrets of successful night bass |
| However, there are more people fishing for bass | | | | fishing enthusiasts is to enter into the activity with |
| at night than ever now because of the facilities | | | | an open mind. Do not go in with some |
| that are available. | | | | preconceived notion of what it will be like. Instead, |
| Many pools and lakes offer night fishing facilities | | | | you have to enter into it ready to change your |
| and many boat houses offer overnight rentals so | | | | style at the drop a hat. |
| it is entirely possible to go bass fishing during the | | | | The most successful night bass fishing enthusiasts |
| night hours, but how do you catch bass in the | | | | actually time their trips out onto the lakes with |
| dark? | | | | the light of the moon. If there is no moon in the |
| The first secret of night bass fishing that can | | | | sky or a slight one then the bass are far less |
| bring you a massive haul is fishing the topwater | | | | likely to feed than they are if there is a full moon, |
| first. Fishing the topwater may seem a little odd | | | | no matter what time of year it is. As such, |
| at night given the fact that temperatures will | | | | experienced bass fishing enthusiasts will make |
| have dropped greatly and bass are cold-blooded | | | | sure that there is a full moon when they head out |
| creatures. | | | | onto the water. |
| However, bass are very active during the night | | | | If you regularly fish on one particular lake at night |
| and often feed more at that time so they are | | | | then you will get to know when the best days |
| likely to bite. As such, there are some great | | | | are of every moon to go. Bass are habitual |
| topwater lures that you can use when out night | | | | creatures and will rarely vary their routine so it is |
| fishing for bass. Spinnerbaits and plastic worms will | | | | getting to know it so you can enjoy the |
| work a treat. The shadows they create will fool | | | | experience and gain a good level of success at |
| the bass into thinking that there is food up for | | | | the same time. |
| grabs so they will head straight for it. | | | | |