Fishing light...any idea how to make one?

A glowstick is made from the same chemicals as the light emitting creatures of the deep use,so go with that and see,cheap,waterproof,and portable.They now come in very small sizes,too,so you could even attach it to the line.I have some that go onto a bobber,for night fishing.You don't need a bunch,just one will do.We did suspend a coleman lantern over the water from a dock,when we were kids,and it worked,just the glare from that brilliant lantern was awfful,but we eventually got a shield,and it was much better afterwards.the bugs would fly to the light,and the fish came for the bugs,'course we came for the fish.hated the bugs though,buzzing around our heads.'specially the junebugs.bugs done seem to mind the glowsticks too much,the fish come towards them just the sameMany years ago,I had a thing called a fish call,I think was made by sears,and it had a battery operated light,and a chamber for fish pellets,you might find one on ebay,in the vintage section,maybe.The light was dropped into the water,and even had an audible clicker,you could adjust the frequency of.I remember that it was tested by none other than Jacques Cousteau,and proven to work.good luck finding one that actually still works,that was over forty years ago..

Glowstick

l don't think glowsticks are going to be noticed from very far away.

it doesn't have to actually be IN the water. l hang a coleman lantern from the fishing dock at the castaic lake afterbay when night fishing for crappie. l have also hung an automobile headlight over the side attached to a car battery just above the water surface. there is a floating light using the same bulb available l have seen.

there are commercially available lantern holders to attach to boats and docks.

Enufofth knows what he is talking about. A lantern will bring in bugs, the bugs bring in fish.

A glowstick woukd work, and are you andrew?