I am no expert in area I can only give you my experience. First I think it has a lot to do with what you are fishing for. I mainly only fish for crappies and walleye after dark. For me it seems gills and perch don’t bite well after dark. I have one small lake that we mainly catch gills during the day, but when it gets dark the crappies really turn on (most of the time). Maybe it is the lantern that attracts them, many times we have been fishing in the same area all day with minimal crappie success, then when it gets dark its like shooting ducks in a barrel. One thing we have found in this lake is that the crappies like the deepest water at dark, I don’t if this is true for most crappie water. Good electronics is my first priority for this type of fishing.
Everett