I'm going night fishing Sat. night, and I'm looking for some ideas. It's a swallow lake in Northern California that has springs bringing cold water into the lake. The lake has a lot of cattails, and big large mouth bass.

Night fishing at Big Lake, California ~4miles north east of Fall River, CA

For color go with black. I would say wake baits, buzzbaits, jitterbugs.  Texas and carolina rigged worms. Spinnerbaits with single colorado blade.  All theser baits should move a lot of water.

Rand

I got my first good blowup on a Jitterbug last night, shortly before total dark. I'm itching to get that back out there again soon!

If you want to catch fish lipless cranks and spinnerbaits are a good option, now, if you want to have a heart attack and probably catch fish ---> Jitterbug and hold on to your pants !.

I got my first good blowup on a Jitterbug last night, shortly before total dark. I'm itching to get that back out there again soon!

Its a rush isnt it !

Good luck.

Mark

X2 on the black jitterbug!!  

just don't get too anxious when you get the blow-up.  

let her take it deep.   8-)

feel her weight before you jerk the rod.

If you want to catch fish lipless cranks and spinnerbaits are a good option, now, if you want to have a heart attack and probably catch fish ---> Jitterbug and hold on to your pants !.

x2...i also like to use a black/white swirl horny toad and a big 12-14" black worm floating on the surface.big floating lizards work wonders to.buzzbaits (the double buzzbaits work best for me at night).

We fished all night. I threw everything in my tackle box. Dark brown 3 1/2" tubes, T-tig did good. We also did OK with a 1/4 oz shaky head with a robo worm.

At night if your on a boat try a Zoom Trickworm in Black and yellow with a peged tungs. weight drag it along the banks - It usualy works for me.

Good luck - night fishing  always brings the best bass out (in my opinion)