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Vermont => Ice Fishing Vermont => Topic started by: coldog33 on Jan 22, 2013, 07:18 AM

Title: Bowfin
Post by: coldog33 on Jan 22, 2013, 07:18 AM

Anybody ice fish for Bowfin? Just wondering how they do in the winter as Ive got a couple spots id like to try up on the Gut.

Title: Re: Bowfin
Post by: woodyvt on Jan 22, 2013, 07:47 AM

Dead bait on the bottom is what I have heard works. 

Title: Re: Bowfin
Post by: RLWagner on Jan 22, 2013, 07:51 AM

(http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii601/hank3333/0105131001a.jpg)
This one fell to a spear. Tip ups work as well. Thi sguy is about 34" or so. See bigger ones each winter. Dead bait on bottom later in the season is indeed a great method.

Title: Re: Bowfin
Post by: JMailbox8 on Jan 22, 2013, 08:14 AM

RLWagner, what do you do with it after spearing it?

Title: Re: Bowfin
Post by: coldog33 on Jan 22, 2013, 08:17 AM

Very cool, thanks guys i appreciate it!

Title: Re: Bowfin
Post by: RLWagner on Jan 22, 2013, 08:28 AM

Quote from: JMailbox8 on Jan 22, 2013, 08:14 AM

RLWagner, what do you do with it after spearing it?

I will be eating it. You see, vegetables love to eat decomposed fish, then I will pick em from th egarden and eat them.

Title: Re: Bowfin
Post by: butlerheath on Jan 22, 2013, 11:19 AM

Can wait to try fishing for bowfin this winter!