Where I fish, early mornings are important. But I like to fish topwaters, don't care for live bait and like fishing the early low light calm when the bait is up on the surface whether it's mullet, pogies or shrimp. For trout, I'm usually done by 10 am when it gets hot.
If you're keying on birds like in fall, if you don't get out before sunrise, you're SOL. I have a hard time accepting that I could be missed out on prime fishing time, even if it's only 20 minutes or so. That 20 minutes could be an extremely hot bite. Getting there first gives you first dibs on a drift or a specific spot.
In recent years I've come to really love late afternoons for the light winds and light crowds. And topwater fishing that's just as good as in the morning. Only problem is running in the near-dark. If anything happens like hitting a log or piling or miscalculating a route back, it could be bad times.
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