I went out Saturday night as well...for my first ever night fishing experience. Put in around 9:00 and fishing until midnight. My wife went with me and although she tried her best, she ended up laying down in the boat around 10:30!! (But I give her all the credit in the world for giving it a shot!!) And the water temp never dropped below 84.3.
Anyway, based on previous posts, I was really hoping to find some fish in the shallows, but didn't have any luck from 4ft on up. However, I backed off the bank a bit and found some fish between 5-10 ft. I ended up with 4 LM and one catfish (which surprised me), but none had any size to them. They were also pretty light colored. I did, however, miss what I'm assuming had the potential to be a nice one in around 10 ft of water. Fought him for about 5 seconds and then he got off. Don't know if it was a bass or not, but it definitely had some size. So I guess your theory about them not pullng any water holds true in my case. But one question I do have...would the generation schedule have an effect on fishing in Station Camp Creek? I would understand if I was fishing close to the mouth of the creek, but I was a ways away from it.
But overall, night fishing was not that bad. I couldn't really see much though. I though the moon would provide some light, but I guess all the house lights and such prevented my eyes from really adjusting. I did buy a black light for the trip, but will be returning that thing this week!
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