Interesting topic. I have some RL experience fishing in the deep dark night (1-4am) on the Atlantic ocean and surf for striped bass. These fish are nocturnal feeders. It always amazes how far you can see under some conditions once you adjust. You can spot fish at times even with optics . You don’t always see the fish themselves, but rather the water disturbance caused by their movements on the surface or beneath. Even in the white surf line foam at night you can spot fins and fish moving and feeding from remarkable distances at times. The worst conditions are a new moon below the horizon with a low mists and a irregular wind blowing counter to water movement. I always felt that one reason the Japanese were expert night fighters was because they were also expert night fisherman.
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