[Kayakfish1]

How do carp act when the wter starts cooling down? I'm hoping to get on the water for the first time in a while saturday, the temps have been dropping from 80s to the high 50s in the day and 30s at night, not sure what the water temps have been doing since I haven't been on the water since the first of September. I've never tried shooting any other than April-september and since I just picked up some kool aid I'm itching to try it out

 

[Payphone Jones]

Aside from the non existent spawn, this is the best shooting of the year for us.

 

[Alinder]

Some of the best times up here are right after ice out and right before ice up. Numbers and big fish up shallow and they are very lethargic. Sure is fun coming up a school of 6 20-30lbers and getting four easily cause you shoot and they swim a little bit then shop again.

 

[midnightmurder]

They defiantly are slower with the cold weather. The big ones seem to just sit there and let you shoot them around here now.

 

[Alinder]

Day or night in colder weather?

Cant speak for day time cause I rarely do it anymore but night time is good.

 

[rum3002576]

I live shooting them at night in cold weather. Fish all the way up until it ices over. My favorite time

 

[Kayakfish1]

Are they generally in the same areas I would find them in the spring and summer? I'll most likely be going during the day

 

[SaLtY dAwG]

we find them more in the muddy bottoms during cold weather vs the sand or gravel bottoms...

 

[Payphone Jones]

Buffs by the hundreds on sand and rock bars around home right now. Grassies behind every log. We should have killed 500 last weekend, but a boat good boat driver can only do so much. :hb:

 

[goldenghost]

Water was 48-50 last week in an inland lake. Hogs were out and some were slow moving. And a few were spawning.

 

[goldenghost]

Buffs by the hundreds on sand and rock bars around home right now. Grassies behind every log. We should have killed 500 last weekend, but a boat good boat driver can only do so much. :hb:

What state?

 

[ctbreitwieser]

Buffs by the hundreds on sand and rock bars around home right now. Grassies behind every log. We should have killed 500 last weekend, but a boat good boat driver can only do so much. :hb:

Let's blame that on the poor shooting abilities of 3 out of 5 guys!

 

[Payphone Jones]

Buffs by the hundreds on sand and rock bars around home right now. Grassies behind every log. We should have killed 500 last weekend, but a boat good boat driver can only do so much.

What state?

Indiana

 

[chance]

I'm starting to wish I didn't take the bowfishing gear off my boat to take it duck hunting 3 times lol

 

[Kayakfish1]

I'm starting to wish I didn't take the bowfishing gear off my boat to take it duck hunting 3 times lol

Lol the decks been on the boat since may and hasnt moved yet, it'll probably be off in about a month when the crappie start biting tho

 

[goldenghost]

Buffs by the hundreds on sand and rock bars around home right now. Grassies behind every log. We should have killed 500 last weekend, but a boat good boat driver can only do so much.

What state?

Indiana

Makes me want to come down from Michigan. Our lakes already have a skim coat of ice on them. Not sure if they will thaw out this year. Have any openings?

 

[SaLtY dAwG]

I have just left my deck on for waterfowl season... the lights are very helpful for setting out deeks and brushing blinds... plus if the shooting turns slow you can always jump on the deck and do some day fishing... we have even set out our gear and deeks and then shot fish for a hour before shooting light...

 

[chance]

I have just left my deck on for waterfowl season... the lights are very helpful for setting out deeks and brushing blinds... plus if the shooting turns slow you can always jump on the deck and do some day fishing... we have even set out our gear and deeks and then shot fish for a hour before shooting light...

You can't really do that if you hunt from the boat

 

[MONK]

The pee dee in Rockingham has been good for us since it's got cold just a 3hr drive but plenty of buffs and cats just have to watch shallow and very rocky and strong current if dumping water out of tillery or pulling off blewett

 

[Kayakfish1]

The pee dee in Rockingham has been good for us since it's got cold just a 3hr drive but plenty of buffs and cats just have to watch shallow and very rocky and strong current if dumping water out of tillery or pulling off blewett

Where do you put in on the pee dee? I've only been on there catfishing a handful of times and I've never tried bowfishing it, my transportation situation is going to require me to stay close to home saturday so that or any of the other Yadkin lakes are off the list.