I know some of us can only fish once a week while some of us fish more but when you officially get out there how long is your day?

I average about 8 hours. Usually 5:30am to 1-2pm.

almost forgot..."till the fish stop biting" is not allowed 

Most days average about four hours. I have a 2.5 year old daughter to take care of. If I take her with me than I get maybe 1.5 hrs. It will be great when she gets a little older and we can go ALL DAY!

Anywhere between 4 to 8 hrs.

usually about 5-6 hours. I too have little ones at home. I take my daughter with me as much as she will go. She is 9, and gets bored in about 10 minutes.  My boy is 4 and I am hoping he gets into it in the next couple years. I have taken him as well, but at this point in his fishing career, he is more of a swimmer than a fisher.  ;D

Generally before sunrise till after sunset unless it is the middle of summer or very early in the year and the mornings are too cold.

Being semi-retired, unless it's really blowing or driving rain, I usually fish every day Monday thru Friday from ice out 'till ice up. I haven't fished a Saturday or Sunday in many years.

I don't have to do any marathon trips, so I usually keep it at around 8 hours. The lakes I'm fishing this time of year and the ones closest to the house are electric motor only. That means from the time I launch till the time I rack it, I'm standing the entire time. I don't use a pro pole to lean on, and the only seat in my boat is behind the wheel. So, if I go over 8 hours standing on one foot, I can feel it that night. I think it's an old age thing.

for day time fishing i go from 6 30 to dark and when night fishing i go from 11 to 9 in the morning

Just before sunrise til noon, or 4pm until dark  8-)

If it is an after work trip it is 5-10 (ramp facilities close at ten in the city). If it is a day off trip it is at least 8 hours.

I don't get to fish as much as I used to so now it's unually 5:30 AM - Dark (8:30 or 9:30) with an hour lunch in the middle of course.

1/2 hr before sun-up and sometimes back to camp for lunch but mostly take lunch with....and stay out till after dark to get the topwater action....thats when the skeeter bugs get to feedin!!!

Usually I will go every Sunday from 7am-12pm. If I am able to get off work early, then I will go fish for 1-2 hours before dinning.

i like to be first on the lake but from about 630 to 7 am untill 5 or 6 pm then i go home jump in the pool to chill of and hit the sack after dinner....thats my perfect day 

i can do 2 hours -- standing -- in 1 spot as if i was there for 5 minutes.  typical day, 6 hours.  that's even without fish

1900-0600

It varies-anywhere from 4-10 hours.

About 30 hours.

From 5 minutes to 6 hours.

I have 11 lakes that I fish in my local area - the farthest two lakes are a 12 minute drive from my house. I'm retired and can visit any of these lakes at any time of day. I might head out for an hour or for 3 hours. I sometimes go out in early morning, then again in the evening. I sometimes make the rounds, hitting 3 or 4 of the lakes in one trip. I also keep a rod in the trunk of my car and when driving by a lake on the way to someplace else, can stop and make a few casts, then be on my way.

It's tough being retired

As evidenced by this post (1:04am EST), Lois & I retire late, around 2 AM on average.

As a result, we normally launch at our destination lake between 11 am & noon.

But since we normally fish till after sunset, we spend an average of 8 hrs on the water per outing.

Roger

mine vary , most of the time it's around 8 hours , sometimes it'e just a couple ( i go to a local little lake/pond that is very good in the summer and i go after work , 5:00 pm , and stay until 7-9 pm) hours . then again i have gone to this one lake also near me and get there around 8-9 am then fish till 2-3 am the next morning !!! 

Usually between 7 and 9 hours, usually about 8. Sometimes less if the weather gets to bad or I have something to do. sometimes I'll fish a little longer in the middle of summer if I'm catching a lot of fish.

typically 8-10 hours here. sometimes less if time is an issue. in the summer i fish before work quite a bit and it cuts it down to about 2.5-3 hours. then i usually take the boat to work and hit the water as soon as i get off again.

It's at least an hour and half tow to any of the lakes so I try to get in an allday thing.

8-10 hours with a couple hours rest in between unless I'm with Jack (fishfordollars) then he tries to wear the dang bottom off that Skeeter!

  the river is just 12 minutes away and i'm also retired, I'll fish from 10 am untill around 2 pm go home eat, rest go back fish from 5pm untill 7 pm go home wait untill dark fish from dark untill 2 am i do this 2 days in a row then i take a day off and only fish the morning trip but i might stay untill 3 pm then i might or might not fish at night that day. my wife will fish a lot with me but she won't go as much.