Carp Cruisin’ at about 3 feet over sand bottom. Milfoil at the 3-8 foot range. Are these fish catchable? What are the vulnerable to? Spooky.
What are they doing?
Bass appear to be done spawning in this Metro Lake
I would like to give them a shot.
Insight from the masters as to how – would be greatly appreciated.
Wax on….Wax off…
Dog
spawning, preparing for spawn or just spawned out. good luck catching them right now as they are really concerned with spawning. Shoot them with your bow or spear them!
PM sent. It’s been a weird season so far for carp. I’ve seen some spawning on one lake and nothing on another very similar lake. The Mississippi River fish are feeding quite aggressively right now although it’s mostly smaller male fish. One particular small river as of last weekend was very strange. We canoed about a five mile stretch…Fish in the upper reaches were on the chow, pre-spawn, and fat! A mile or so down river they were in the backwaters in full spawn mode and not interested in anything besides wet- humpin’.
First of all, I would never shoot a fish with a bow or a spear just because I can’t figure out how to catch them with hook and line. Sorry, not a bowfishing fan here.
There is a really good book out there that covers a wide spectrum of carp behavior. It is called “Carp on the Fly.” I think with most behaviors the author was able to catch carp but some were tougher ones than others. Check his book out to help identify what you were seeing. I can’t remember all the behaviors at the top of my head but that would be my reference.
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First of all, I would never shoot a fish with a bow or a spear just because I can’t figure out how to catch them with hook and line. Sorry, not a bowfishing fan here.
There is a really good book out there that covers a wide spectrum of carp behavior. It is called “Carp on the Fly.” I think with most behaviors the author was able to catch carp but some were tougher ones than others. Check his book out to help identify what you were seeing. I can’t remember all the behaviors at the top of my head but that would be my reference.
I have them figured out.That’s why I’m shooting them! Bow-fishing is an awesome sport that helps improve the quality of lakes over-run with carp. You should try it sometime.
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I have them figured out.That’s why I’m shooting them! Bow-fishing is an awesome sport that helps improve the quality of lakes over-run with carp. You should try it sometime.
Wrong forum to promote Shooting fish. The one you are looking for is the Bowfishing Forum!
I can catch carp very often but I still would not say I have figured them out.
In this case I think I would be researching using a float and possibly a kind of nymph fly under it or maggots. If you really want to learn some hard core carp fishing techniques that work the guys on the other side of the pond have awesome ways of catching them. Those fish have had so much time to learn anglers they have become a tough catch. I am talking trophy fish about the last statement.
He did say he wanted to give them a shot….:)
Kinda nit picking ain’t ya, considering the way the rest of the forum wanders a bit.
Al
ps…may have stepped into a bit of past history here with my comment, still think it might have been a little picky but I better understand why now..thanks for the PM.
I tend to agree with the previous posters.I would never shoot a fish for fertilizer… Yes, there are some lakes that do have problems with way over infested populations of Carp and I have no problem with those who do choose to bow hunt on these waters. I can imagine it actually might be fun and quite the sporting adventure, but just isn’t for me.
I prefer catching probably one of the best fighting fish out there by hook and line and releasing all of those I do catch. Carp get zero to no respect but are starting to gain some with anglers throughout the country. When it really “BOILIES” down to it they are actually one of the smartest fish inhabiting our waters and can be a challenge to catch true trophy size fish.
However you decide to target these fish, at least give them the respect you would of other species. 
sorry for the opinion boss. I won’t let it happen again!
Boilies LOL Jeremy. 
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Boilies LOL Jeremy.
I second that!
and AnglerII I don’t preach in the Bowfishing section about how fun it is to catch them and what them swim away so I expect the same.
I like to fish, not hunt. But that’s just me.
I just want to say for the record that I mean no offence to anyone here, but I happen to be passionately anti-bowfishing. I have no problem if a few get shot by a bow and used but there is no limit on the number that can be harvested and abuse, in my opinion, occurs. This practice wouldn’t be accepted with any gamefish.
I actually don’t mind the bowfishing comments on this forum because there is a relationship that exists between the two. However, I like to be able to share my opinions civily too.
I enjoy posting here because of the positive feedback I get from everyone. My desire is to bring awareness of all these other cool species that swim in our waters. I like to bring more of an appreciation of roughfish to everyone so that others can realize they are valuable too and not just trash. They can be a challenge and blast to catch as well.
Kinda funny over the last 30 or 40 years I remember people couldn’t wait to get carp out of their lakes, now the boys over at InFisherman say its a sport and we’re just short of stocking lakes with carp..uh huh….
I do remember how the special intrest groups had a field day getting sportsmen to fight each other, and then picking them off one by one, maybe a bit of tolerance here will keep us all able to do what we enjoy?
imho
Al
They are a great sport fish, for those who choose to fish for them. But as for stocking them in lakes, I dont think we will ever have to worry about that. They do stock grass carp in lakes down south to control vegetation overgrowth, mostly in private ponds and golf course ponds though I bet.
The thing about this roughfish forum here is that we love to catch them. We think of these “roughfish” much like most game fishermen think of walleye or bass. We promote catch and release, not shoot and discard. Heck, some of us here even harvest roughfish to eat. Just thinking about some of that smoked carp and redhorse outdoors4life did up not too long ago get my mouth watering. It may sound crazy to most of you, but they are quite tasty.
The whole problem here is this, these bow-fishing guys come on here and interupt serious talk with smart a$$ remarks about shooting our target fish. I get sick of seeing it too, just like these guys. This is why there are two seperate forums, one for roughfish anglers, and one for roughfish shooters. The two just cant co-exist, there will always be problems. I browse the bow-fishing forum and dont tell them guys they should fish with a rod and reel.
Every fish has an fan out there. Thats just the world we live in now. Folks are more educated now, not everything with sucker lips is a carp anymore. The world is a changing place. Roughfishing and species fishing is taking off in a big way. Someday there will be harsh restrictions for bow-fishermen. Its only a matter of time. As fish like the Blue Sucker, River Redhorse, Greater Redhorse, and Black Redhorse continue to drop in numbers, bow-fishing will be examined and questioned, and likely restricted in a lot of areas..
I think you just made my point.
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Boilies LOL Jeremy.
I second that!
and AnglerII I don’t preach in the Bowfishing section about how fun it is to catch them and what them swim away so I expect the same.
What do you mean by, “catch them and what them swim away”
I think we need a forum for spelling, and grammatical errors
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