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Bowfishing open - Anyone find open water yet?

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I'm trying to figure out the same thing. One of the guys at Gander Mnt. says he sees them right after ice-out along the shore at the Mississippi but I've never seen that before and I'm always hanging out at the first open water. Was just down by the mouth of Minnehaha Sunday and didn't see anything. The water was bit murky, too.

Hopefully someone here at HSO can point us in the right direction! My arrow finger is getting real itchy.

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I wish they would just open it for everyone. Some of us don't have a boat to be on a lake, mn, miss, or st croix! Have to wait until apr 26 here! Creeks are all running by me, but can't shoot anything until then! Have not seen anything yet anyway

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Yeh, I suppose one could argue that the new early season bowfishing rule is discriminatory towards people who don't have boats

I can understand that there's no shooting in creeks during early season, but why can't anyone shoot from shore in the lakes or rivers?

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Took the boat out for the first time this year on a lake that opened up in the last couple days. The carp were stacked in the shallows on the north side. Took me a while to get the rust nocked off but managed 33 carp.

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Buddys got 63 in 2 days so far i was stuck in Nebraska but on way home now duck blind coming off and lights going on

Could of had a lot more if you would of been with. You probable would of shot the koi I missed too.

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Took the boat out for the first time this year on a lake that opened up in the last couple days. The carp were stacked in the shallows on the north side. Took me a while to get the rust nocked off but managed 33 carp.

No net I would love to find something like that near the metro this weekend. Did you find them in a shallow or deep lake? A fairly big lake or little lake? Was it a sunny and warm day?

I've never seen carp do anything like that so soon after ice out. Sounds like fun!!

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What I have noticed with carp is they are drawn to the warmest water in the lake right after ice out. Ive seen it on both deep and shallow lakes. I think lakes that warm up the fastest are your best bet. Last year I was shooting carp in SD on a lake that still had ice floating around on the main lake with 38 degree water but, the shallow bays were pushing 50 degrees.

Went out Saturday night to about a 1000 acre lake that is about 40ft deep and the last little bit of ice went out on Tuesday. Found water temps up to 49 in the shallow bays and 44 over deeper water. Didn't see a ton of fish. Managed 22 carp a bullhead and a sheephead

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was it Starring ? I spend half day looking for them on last sunday.. please share the lake name ..pls..

it was the no-name lake right above, and connected to, Starring and I saw them on Tuesday (yesterday that was sunny).

saw a couple of big northerns under the dam/bridge- doubt if they were in any sort of a feeding mode- can't try to catch 'em right now anyway!

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