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A bunch of teenagers throwing rocks at me and my friends from across the lake like what happened last time I went night fishing. :angry:

 

Not been night fishing yet but after looking up night fishing at the local boating lake googles first hit was on a "cruising site" (not the car variety) talking about the place as the best place in the area for night activities. I dunno if it counts but its scared me out of night fishing there

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N'what about Jeeper Creepers..... :o:2::help::bye2:

 

Ahhhhhhhhhh. Now you have gone and done it, day sessions for me from now on :D

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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I have been discussing what scares us when doing nights with my mate. All sorts of silly things came up including: Ghosts ghost , people, satan demon , rabbits, panthers,lions, tigers, gypsys, murderers :mad: , thieves, tramps alsorts!

 

However none of these bother me, what does it for me is ........................ RATS!

 

I am terrified of them! It has affected my 25 years of Carping, it really has. I would love to fish certain waters and fish under my brolly for ease of moving onto fish but i cant, i have to completeley block any gap in my bivvy, i zip up completeley at night, again affecting my fishing. I go to france a couple of times a year but the first thing i ask is "have ya got rats?" If they have I dont go there!(Not that they would tell me when they have!)Bizzareley enough Coypu dont bother me whatso ever!

I always have a radio on at night so i cant here the evil creatures outside and if i do i up and leave doesnt matter what time it is!

 

If i get a run in the night i rattle the bivvy first and then run out stomping and shouting! Bad or what? My dad thinks it goes back to a time when he was pulling an old chicken coup down on our small holding (I was 7) and there was a nest underneath, they scattred and one run up my leg squeeling, i was hysterical and never recovered from my fear.

 

I need a shrink! It never stops me going though, i just endure the terror of darkness every night! And as I said i choose venues wiseley, not easy as most have RATS! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!

 

Anyone else share a fear of rats?

 

Rats i bloody hate them! :(

 

i was fishing once on my local lake at night and i had a feeling i was beiong watched so i switched my headlamp on and looked to my right and about 5 dfeet away sittin on a log looking at me was a massive rat .. made me jump outta the chair lol

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I havent been night fishing before, after this post i dont think i ever will!

 

Which species do people normally go for when night fishing? Ive heard of night fishing for bream, carp, eels and pike but for instance i can't imagine you'd go night fishing for roach or dace somehow :) I might be wrong however, i should look it up :D

As famous fisherman John Gierach once said "I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably doesn't."

 

 

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I havent been night fishing before, after this post i dont think i ever will!

 

Which species do people normally go for when night fishing? Ive heard of night fishing for bream, carp, eels and pike but for instance i can't imagine you'd go night fishing for roach or dace somehow :) I might be wrong however, i should look it up :D

 

:D Haven't actually read the whole thread but I'm guessing that most things that scare us in the night are completely harmless. The only thing you really have to worry about are other people and falling in! I was told recently that my new syndicate lake is haunted, that might explain why hardly anyone seems to night fish it. :rolleyes: Suits me though, I haven't heard of any people getting hurt by ghosts so I'm not worried. May leave an extra cup of hot chocolate out next night session for the lady in a white dressing gown. Could bring me some luck!

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:D Haven't actually read the whole thread but I'm guessing that most things that scare us in the night are completely harmless. The only thing you really have to worry about are other people and falling in! I was told recently that my new syndicate lake is haunted, that might explain why hardly anyone seems to night fish it. :rolleyes: Suits me though, I haven't heard of any people getting hurt by ghosts so I'm not worried. May leave an extra cup of hot chocolate out next night session for the lady in a white dressing gown. Could bring me some luck!

 

Yeh when i get a spare ten minutes i will look through the whole post at all the stories! My local club water doesn't specify whether night fishing is allowed or not, on this basis i don't see why not but i will only try it in the warm weather, it's too damn cold at this time of year! What do you mainly target when nightfishing?

As famous fisherman John Gierach once said "I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably doesn't."

 

 

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Yeh when i get a spare ten minutes i will look through the whole post at all the stories! My local club water doesn't specify whether night fishing is allowed or not, on this basis i don't see why not but i will only try it in the warm weather, it's too damn cold at this time of year! What do you mainly target when nightfishing?

 

 

Its the best time to catch the biggest of whatever species are in the lake , i love using a starlight that makes the tip of the float glow and theres nothing like seeing that glow dissapear under the water because you just know its gonna be a big fish , ive had some cracking tench in the past and on two occasions had the lakes biggest out. Also big bream come out at night

 

The other great thing at night is the fish normally come in close to the bank so you can fish nice and tight close in

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All of my largest barbel have come in the first few hours of darkness and there is something magical about sitting behind the rods with two starlights waving around above me. Then one of them swings lower than the other and the fight is on. I love it. Roll on summer.

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