Night fishing at Mc Clure

[f350mudder]

I am planning on going night fishing tonight at McClure,I was wondering if you guys could give me a few tips on what to use at night.Should I use dark colored lures or bright colored lures ?

[barse41]

i would try dark fisrt with chart. tail-

but more important... watch out for rattlers out there

[f350mudder]

Thanks alot barse41, I will be in a boat so hopefully I won't run into any snakes,cause lord knows thats the one thing that gives me the creeps.

[acm95301]

Try cottonwood, there seem to be some sizable Largemouth there. Normally I wouldn't toss giant plastics at Mcclure, but you might give a large black worm a shot slathered in scent. Otherwise, maybe try vibration lures like lipless cranks, paddletails, or maybe small buzzbaits.

[f350mudder]

Thanks for the info acm, I will try a few things till the bass tell me what they want. So should I keep my colors dark if I am throwing jerk baits ?

[skeeter zx202c]

I would also slow roll a black colorado blade spinnerbait. ie., Strikeking 38 special. Also, put a black grub on for a trailer. A black power worm worked along the rocky banks by the dam have been very effective for me.

[Fishin Andy]

10" Power Worm/Junebug.
Any Dark Jig and PIG with rattle...yes a pig
Tandem Blade Spinnerbait...(the single colorado is too much alot of times)
Dark Buzzbait, with Quad Blades. the more you have the slower the retrieve.

[acm95301]

I like Andy's suggestions, Ive never even seen a dark ripbait before...I have no idea if it would work....dark jigs , dark spinnerbaits, dark worms.....but I'm not an expert. Larry Hemphill has a series of articles on it in the Bass Anglers Guide...check that out.

[Turkeyman]

I know this is late as I just got back from Mc Clure, I typically use a jig, or a hula grub. Throw it right up on the bank, the spots will crush your jig in less than a foot of water. Work it back out to 15' or so. Alos later on any buzz bait or wake bait will do well up to dark, I haven't had alot of success after dark with them, but I always switch to a black/blue spinner bait after dark. Remember it is 5mph after sunset. Keep your anchor light on or the big bad sherriff will visit you.

[mvanguilder]

You can use pretty much the same stuff you use during the day. Jigs, shaky head with at least a 6" worm or bigger, topwater, buzzbaits work well too. If you have any type of chop on the water throw a wakebait. If its hot during the day, then fish shallow at night, they will move to feed.

Mike

[f350mudder]

Thanks to all of you guys that gave me some pointers.We did alright night fishing,I caught 11 total 2 over 5 pounds and my friend caught 8. I did lose one that broke off my line with a Lucky Craft Pointer in its mouth,so if any of you catch that guy I would really like that lure back,lol.Thanks again.

[Larry Hemphill]

Sometimes early in late-spring - early-summer it is a good idea to bite off 2 inches of a 10 inch Power worm. You still have the "bulk" you need for night fishing but the slightly smaller worm will "match the hatch" a little better. As the summer wears on and into fall - go with the full size 10" worm!

[BIG L]

The biting off 2 inches of the power worms worked a couple times for me, but my boys refused to bite them off after that.

[BIG L]

The biting off 2 inches of the power worms worked a couple times for me, but my boys refused to bite them off after that.

[BIG L]

The biting off 2 inches of the power worms worked a couple times for me, but my boys refused to bite them off after that.

[f350mudder]

I'm not trying to be a smart guy,but whats the difference if I was to use a 7" power worm,does that extra inch make a difference in presentation. I'm still learning and I'm curious thats all.