That’s why I was so surprised when my cousin John Henry Berryhill called one 95° August day and asked me to go crappie fishing. But John Henry insisted. It was only when John Henry told me that his friend had caught the fish night fishing that my faith in the family DNA was restored. Night LightsOutdoor LifeAlthough some species of fish shy away from light at night, crappies are definitely not among them. Fishing underwater points will put you in a spot where crappies are and, usually, where fewer anglers fish at night.