Ryan,
Bit to far North for me mate, im in the midlands. Listen to what the swordmeister has to say. Enjoy your days as well, especially if you havent been fishing for that long. Ive been doing short night sessions on a club water for the last two years and have started to miss the day sessions. Its alot easier to do your rigs, watch the water, watch the weather patterns in the day etc than it is at night. Also at this time of year when it gets dark early its more or less get your rigs out and retire to the brolly!
Make sure you take someone with you as well. Its amazing how quickly a rat / rabbit trying to get at your bait or your food can turn into an angry murderer at 3 in the morning when its pitch black!
If you are going to do a night or two, i have listed some essentials (based on going out on a november night).......
1. decent head torch. I have a Petzl,?30 and worth every penny. essential item for me
2. coleman burner. keep them cups of tea coming! also good for some hot food
3. coleman lamp. I like to keep warm! be careful with them though and make sure you dont torch the bivvy / yourself!
4. nice warm clothes. Wear 3 or 4 thin layers rather than one thick one. i usually have a long sleeve t-shirt, sweatshirt, then trakker fleece then an old army goretex jacket that i bought from an army surplus store!
5. warm food. something hot thats easy to prepare, bacon sarnie, soup, sausages, pasta etc
i could go on and on, but that to me is the bare essentials
