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Title: VT Gar shooing?
Post by: Izzy on April 03, 2009, 05:29:00 PM
How plentiful are these toothy fellas in Lake Champlain?Would it be worth buying a VT licence and do you only need a fishing license to bowfish for them.None to be found around here and even if I could theyre off limits.My cousins and I sure would love to shoot a few.

                 Thanks,Izzy
Title: Re: VT Gar shooing?
Post by: vermonster13 on April 03, 2009, 06:14:00 PM
You need a hunting license. The sloughs have plenty of them starting this month, carp start getting thick too.
Title: Re: VT Gar shooing?
Post by: ron w on April 03, 2009, 06:24:00 PM
Izzy, your not going to get that Dryad all muddy are you?.....
Title: Re: VT Gar shooing?
Post by: VTer on April 03, 2009, 07:29:00 PM
Izzy, we generally don't start seeing the gar in the shallows till late May. The best action is any hot day w/ lots of sunshine, right thru till July. We bowfish out of a canoe w/ floats and a trolling motor so we concentrate in the back areas. I can point you to a few of my spots if you want. There's nothing more fun than finding a bunch of gar cruising on the surface. Sorry Dave, but all you need is a fishing liscense.
Title: Re: VT Gar shooing?
Post by: vermonster13 on April 03, 2009, 07:58:00 PM
From the 2009 Regulations

"Shooting or Spearing: Shooting or spearing fish requires a hunting or combination license to take fish."
Title: Re: VT Gar shooing?
Post by: No-sage on April 03, 2009, 10:28:00 PM
Doesn't NY and VT honor each others state's licenses on Champlain?
Title: Re: VT Gar shooing?
Post by: VTer on April 04, 2009, 07:24:00 AM
Dave, that refers to our "crazy" VT tradition of shooting fish w/ rifles. If you look in the Lake Champlain regs. table, you'll see the seperate season for it.
No-sage, not sure how that would work since NY dosn't allow you to shoot gar.
Title: Re: VT Gar shooing?
Post by: Stone Knife on April 04, 2009, 07:37:00 AM
How much are the non res. Licenses? Sure sounds like a challenge those things look like tooth picks   :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: VT Gar shooing?
Post by: VTer on April 04, 2009, 03:23:00 PM
(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r224/REALVTer/slang52408001.jpg)

Yes, they are toothy critters. I think a one day non-res is $15
Title: Re: VT Gar shooing?
Post by: Izzy on April 04, 2009, 04:09:00 PM
Thats all I needed to see!!!!!VTer Ill get an email out to you tonight. Im coming up there! Heck shooting fish with rifles??? I have read of it a while back.Ill have to bring the .243 and a fishing pole too!   :bigsmyl: