[Chrisper4694]

anyone can feel free to throw their 2 cents into this and i'm sure it's been talked to death in multiple places but to sum it all up for me...

it's my understanding that big fish have bigger eyes making them much more efficient hunters in low light conditions. that being said, plenty of big fish are also caught during 'non-peak' fishing times. It may be harder from shore but if i'm fishing during bright sun, I know the big fish are most likely going to be A) under structure or B) deep on/under structure.

If a lake has a lot of deep structure, it may be difficult to target large fish from the shore during mid day. If you're fishing a shallow lake with a lot of surface cover/shade, the bigger fish in that water will most likely be there (getting them to bite may be a different story, but you can be pretty confident the big fish usually won't be cruising around in shallow open water middle of the day hunting...it's just not efficient) some of my best catching is done in mid day conditions, but you have to fish deep under cover or in the thick surface cover (skip deep under docks, weedless lures, punching a jig through pads, etc.)

For me i've found that in the spring time late afternoons seem to be better as the water cold from winter is a little warmer on the surface from the daytime sun. In the summer and early fall, mornings are much more productive for me as the surface is a little cooler from the night.

all that being said...a lot depends on the specific species you're targeting and usually, i fish whatever chance i get no matter the time and just make the best of it haha. You never know when that monster will hit your hook, sometimes they don't follow the laws of nature!