When do lights turn back on

[marksemmler]

I really enjoyed reading the posts on this site. I started fishing the canal lights towards the end of summer last year out of the kayak. I was just wondering when the fish start coming back in the canals under the lights. I'm missing those all nighters!

[FP10]

people have been reporting catching them in the lights for a few weeks now. Just need to see bait in there and work your lures really slow on the bottom is what I have been hearing.

[Milkjug]

I know people who catch them year-round in the lights. I would pick any warmer day, not right after a front. I have been seeing some bait in the lights already, so it should really heat up soon.

[WestEndAngler]

We had them in thick a few weeks ago... Honey holes always produce and I can still drive my truck to my various spots on the Island and come back with a limit of reds and trout in an hour.

[Likesemfishbig11]

Yea im waiting on those as well!

[marksemmler]

Geez where are you going where you can limit in both in an hour!?! You ever need a fishing buddy?

[WestEndAngler]

Geez where are you going where you can limit in both in an hour!?! You ever need a fishing buddy?

:rofl: secret spots my friend!

These would be the same spots that I've pulled three 30" + trout

[Beandaddy]

I couldn't get two limits in an hour even in a fish market. LOL
Beandaddy

[lurefisher]

:rofl: secret spots my friend!

These would be the same spots that I've pulled three 30" + trout

I will be tracking ya this year.lol

[WestEndAngler]

I will be tracking ya this year.lol

Don't follow to close you won't make it

[lurefisher]

I will stay two cast away. lol

[dbarham]

I will stay two cast away. lol you better stay further than that sporting that AVATAR!!:ack2:

[Robalo]

To answer your question, seems like the underwater lights start getting lots of fish when water temp gets near 65 degrees-I haven't had hardly any fish at all in my lights so far this year-just too cold I guess. I'm starting to have schools of baby menhaden showing-last month was sterile in the lights in my canal.

[Kevin]

With the lower temps than normal this year, I would keep on plugging with dark plastics deep in the lights. Sounds like the shad are still small, so when it warms up a bit switch to a glow shad red or chartruese paddle tail and work a little faster but keeping alittle deep still. As the water warms you will be speeding up your plastics a bit. While its still a bit chilly you may want to throw some suspending lures like catch and corkies, the topwater bite will be taken over by seagulls when you leaset exspect it.

When your out there late at night and hear those trout popping the top of the water like the 4th of July you can actually burn a plastic across the top and have a fast hard hitting drag ripping bite even if its a dink trout. Those reds will stay deeper though.

Kind of miss my jon boat when it comes to fishing lights at night. Less traffic, no heat, but the mosquitos might take you away at times.