VT Gar shooing?

[Izzy]

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

[vermonster13]

You need a hunting license. The sloughs have plenty of them starting this month, carp start getting thick too.

[ron w]

Izzy, your not going to get that Dryad all muddy are you?.....

[VTer]

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.

[vermonster13]

From the 2009 Regulations

"Shooting or Spearing: Shooting or spearing fish requires a hunting or combination license to take fish."

[No-sage]

Doesn't NY and VT honor each others state's licenses on Champlain?

[VTer]

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.

[Stone Knife]

How much are the non res. Licenses? Sure sounds like a challenge those things look like tooth picks  

[VTer]

Yes, they are toothy critters. I think a one day non-res is $15

[Izzy]

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!