FYI
This is what I usually am shooting at


You can see the fish on the left but only the ripples on the right.

The water usually isn't that clear  or it's grey light or cloudy so I look for the ripples, a shadow, or a dorsal fin sticking out of the water like these


- Keith

That is a cool visual to grasp what your looking at.  I don't think I've noticed carp like that except in Lake Henshaw quite a few years ago.

This is what the groups looked like when the water was warmer.


These have plenty of room between them to miss.
I'm guessing that they may have been closer together since the water was cooler, 57° F.

The theory of why they come to the surface opening and closing their mouths is the are cleaning the silt out of their gills after feeding in the mud on the bottom.

In warmer water it's also possible that they come up because there is more oxygen in the water.

I've got to try throwing a bunch of corn in an area to lure them in and when they are done feeding coming to the surface. 
And I'll feed them a side of arrows.

- Keith

Quote from: Latimeria on November 12, 2025, 08:42:50 AMDoubles and triples?  WTH!?!?  That seems crazy to get them like that!

x2 That is a wild shot.

Yummy!

Nice variety, solid halibut!

Nautical. Too bad about the skunk but nice try. Hope the interview went well!

Quote from: Latimeria on November 12, 2025, 08:44:52 AMGreat session Tim and hell of a nice Hali on the soaked bait!  I've gotten a few big legals that way, but it is not as often as I would like it to be. lol

Keep that gear lubed up as the bat fight will be here less than 4 months from now and I expect one of your boys to win this thing!

They have been putting in the time, hopefully the Bats want to play again this year   Hard to believe they will be 20 not long after the Bat Fight 

Quote from: Latimeria on November 12, 2025, 08:42:50 AMDoubles and triples?  WTH!?!?  That seems crazy to get them like that!

Well done once again Keith, pretty epic bow fishing if you ask me.  I can't believe they are showing up there like that in November!

I was quite surprised too. But another factor I didn't mention is I was fishing in a marshy area which is landlocked from the lake as the level recedes. These carp have been trapped there since probably late August. So the ones that didn't leave after the spawn are stuck there. The water level has probably dropped at least 2.5 feet since then and the surface of the now pond has decreased maybe 20%.

Still it was quiet unusual for so many to be at the surface and so tightly packed.

- Keith

Great session Tim and hell of a nice Hali on the soaked bait!  I've gotten a few big legals that way, but it is not as often as I would like it to be. lol

Keep that gear lubed up as the bat fight will be here less than 4 months from now and I expect one of your boys to win this thing!