Hello!
Does anyone know a good place near Toronto where a person can go bowfishing for carp?
Recommendations for camping spots near to a good carp fishing hole is also welcome. :)
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Hello!
Does anyone know a good place near Toronto where a person can go bowfishing for carp?
Recommendations for camping spots near to a good carp fishing hole is also welcome. :)
I have had great success along the trent, north and south of Peterborough, by stopping at each lock or bridge and looking over the sides. Best when they are spawning.
MC
When is carp spawning season?
Spring and early summer - Mid may to mid June I think - Its been almost 10 years since I have done it.
MC
I am thinking about getting a new bowfishing reel. Any suggestions for brand and model type?
As far as a reel goes the AMS retriever is the best for the money. For bowfishing close to TO, Lake Scugog is the best place I've been that's "close".
Im just curious, what is the rules with disposing of these fish, they are invasive, so I really don't care... but is there a rule?
Dont get caught wasting fish.
Ive heard they are good fertilizer for gardens just burried under the soil.
You are right. Mid May in SWO for sure. On wallie opener they are stacked one on top of the other (and not just because they are humping). In spring 2012 when water levels were low, there were a lot of weeds and moss in the river and these cows were stirring it all up. Made it impossible to fish downstream of where they were spawning.Quote:
Originally Posted by mastercaster
Hamilon harbour and cootes paradise are full of them
From a boat, or from shore?
Can't bowfish in either of those places, Hamilton has a firearms bylaw.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunter John
I don't have the quote from the rules but a bow when bowfishing is considered fishing equipment.
A bow is not considered a firearm, most Bylaws classify it as a weapon or name it specifically in the no discharge bylaw.
I wish this was true in Hamilton, but its not. I actually called the bylaw office a couple of years back, bows are not allowed on Cootes or Burlington bay.Quote:
Originally Posted by refteck
That sucks! Bylaw usually has the final say.Quote:
Originally Posted by gillshot
No discharge bylaws can be fought and won in court but as the City of Owen Sound told me, "We will fight it out in court so how much money do you have?" I said "Don't you have a good attitude" and the bylaw official asked me to leave. Federal Government has different interpretation of bowfishing discharge than does local municipalities. Federal government does not include fishing bows because the arrow never leaves the bow and is not a projectile.
Owen Sound has a lot of weird laws. Including their "no kissing in public" law, which I learned first hand when I was a teenager. I am really not surprised the Owen Sound bylaw officer was so discourteous.Quote:
Originally Posted by wheelie
Please come and take as many as you can get (discharge by-laws to be observed).Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunter John
The ultimate honey hole is the Ottawa Street Slip (private property, do not try to gain access - Dofasco/US Steel property), but damn it is loaded with them!