Does anyone routinely have success doing this ? Especially on moonlight nights, will the moonlight

position fish under the cover like sunlight will ? I generally do better on dark (little to no moon) nights but I have never fished the docks. (Can't flip to what you can't see) If this has potential, I would get out on those brighter nights armed with a method that could produce and perhaps catch some thing besides a Moon-burn.

A-Jay

I've had decent luck this year using a jig and chigger craw trailer. Black/blue And black or dark colored monster worms. The docks that I target usually have schooling shad nearby . I do it no different than I do during day. I pitch to the pylons and cover. I love it, They hit more aggressive and the weather is nicer than the 100 degree days LOL. As far as the moon goes I pay no attention to it. I know that sounds lame but I go when I can full moon or not.

I like to fish the full moon because I can see better. I do catch them around docks with lights. My best baits are cranks, spinners, jigs with rattles, and three inch senko with a splitshot.

I think flippin would work better because the fish seem to less spooked at night and the darkness will hide the flaws in your presentation.

Invest in some night vision goggles and mosquito netting lol. I have fished docks and pads with success at night but the body of water I use to do that I can pretty much navigate without seeing anything.

Well last night I gave it a go. I had something less than half a moon but there was

a good amount of cloud cover as well. Thankfully the wind was calm. This is

an important concern because I'm in a flat bottom canoe.

I had decent success. Pretty much what I would expect during the day when the

dock bite is on - with one surprise. A bonus smb. Rarely do I get plus size smallies

flipping docks. Sorry the pic quality is poor, but the fish was a tank. She tried

to jump on the hookset under the dock and crashed into the underneath

portion of the dock. Made a heck of a sound.

I'm going to keep at it.

A-Jay

That's a chunk right there, Congrats!! The hardest strike I have ever had was at night, I flipped a jig next to a pylon and before I even picked it up the bass swam away from  me at what felt like sonic speed. My rod doubled over so fast I thought it was going to break. I didn't even have to set the hook. The fish might have weighed 3 to 3 1/2, During that first initial strike I swore it was a 10 plus .

Silhouettes, the moonlight silhouettes the prey against the surface

Nice fish... That just might be enough to get me out tomorrow night. I'll be calling some fishing buddies in the morning.

It can be hard simply because you can't see very well, but I've actually seen it where fish will relate to the docks that have lights on them, many times you can see them swimming around them.