Starting Night Fishing - Tips For Overnight Carp Fishing

Night fishing, or overnight sessions are a great opportunity to catch carp and other species. In this video I cover the following topics.

00:00 When and where to fish at night
01:07 Equipment for night fishing
04:32 Tips for night fishing
06:57 Casting and baiting accurately in the dark
08:20 Be prepared

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[OutsidewithTom]

I liked that last part about being respectful of others and keeping the noise down. Great video.

[DjDolHaus]

One thing that I think is extremely important with night fishing is to have a good mental picture of what sort of snags and obstacles are around you. Stopping a carp getting into the fallen tree or lily pads in the day time is relatively easy because you know how much room you've got to play with but at night you might not realise until you feel the line grating. Just have a look before it goes dark to get the scene imprinted in your mind, if there are lilies to the left then you know if the fish starts kiting that way during the fight then you need to put the brakes on and get it turned.
The other thing is to pick your spots and be aware of how long it's going to take you to get to your rods at night (waking up + escape fart sack + boots on + find head torch + undo bivvy zips + cover distance to rods) because a carp can cover a lot of distance in that time. Even if you've not got much play on the clutch when it's on the alarms there is easily 10ft of stretch in the mono at 40yrds so if you've cast near a snag then the fish will likely be in it by the time you've picked up the rod. If you're a heavy sleeper you need to be even more aware of it and never try to fish locked up at night.

[Jacobdicken]

Perfect timing I’m going night fishing in 4 hours 😮‍💨

[Dubs]

This will help because I am planning on going night fishing this is my first time doing it thanks Carl

[salahad-din]

Want to try this now.
We have a local loch, I've noticed even on sunny days there are fish rising in a corner which has always been darker due to large overhanging trees.
Fly fishing is more my thing although picked up a slow feeder after watching a few posts you had.
Very informative and well worth a watch for those of us who generally stick to what we know.
A carp tent and kit will definitely cheer my wife up 😁.
Many thanks for another great post 🙏

[crayzeewhorse]

Decent video, I'd also suggest a powerbank if you're doing a full weekend, smart phone batteries don't last that long anymore

[tmichael]

Super video full of great tips. One other thing beginners might want to consider is to bring a floated weigh/retention sling to be able to photo your catch at first light.
Thanks for the continued great tutorials.

[grahamsibbert]

Hello Carl. Been a follower for yonks, sometimes I think I recognise where you are. However, I have heard that you are filming in my area this week. Whereas I’m not going to let on where I believe you are nor am I going to stalk you. I am going to ask when you are going to release the video. I will only say you are in Milton Keynes. If you are on the lake then ok, but if you are on the river then bingo, I need as much help because I have lost so much tackle and drawn blanks, I need inspiration.

[davidnott]

Another great video. I've night fished for years but still enjoyed this video. Full of good advice, especially going with a friend. When you first go in the dark it's easy to freak yourself out with night time noises!😂

[trevorcornes]

All good stuff Carl, good information for everyone new and old to night fishing.

[iannicholls]

Another well done informative video well done Carl and team I'm off to the river Trent for four days soon and it's always worth watching a tutorial even though I've been fishing for fifty years.

[dikkeottoundhaesslichenfriends]

I love night fishing at my private lake. Theres a fence around it and it's in the middle of nowhere, so it's always really really relaxed 😊

[iamnotabutter]

Wow thank you for the tips!
I've been planning in holidays to night fishing. Now i know what needed. :D

[LRFandHRF]

3:40 - A little bit older and have a sore back! Dude, I'm 42, broke my back in three places in March and fish 12-hour sessions on rocks already! You need to come and do a session LRF fishing with me and open up the eyes to fishing, not camping with rods in the water. Come have a 50 fish sesh with me at Brixham.

[jedishawry]

I asked for you to do this a while back (never thought you'd get round to it or take it seriously), thank you Carl, your a legend and this will help a lot! ❤💚🧡😊😊😊

[barneeka]

I do a lot of night fishing so i know everything you talk about but your videos are so entertaining I could watch you talk about a rock for an hour lol

[liammackenzie]

Thanks Mr Smith... This is some really good timing... Carp fishing during the day is near impossible because of boats so I'll have to strike at night... This will help

[ryanlotgd]

this will be helpfull doing another night session end of the month generally bait up with pva bags so might have to bait abit heavyer isnt a large lake so no need for a spod, any night sessions so far havent produced anything after dark not even a cat getting most of them during the day.

[UnderwaterUKFishing]

Great video. A few things learned. Will soon start night fishing.

[Scumfrog]

Hey, you are still putting out videos good to see you back. I hope you put out some more soon three weeks to a month between videos is a long time