Idaho’s lower Snake River in Canyon County is slow-moving and clear, and it has good numbers of large carp, says bowfisherman Riley Farden, who lives nearby in New Plymouth. He and his wife were on ...

As we motored down the Snake River in the twilight of a 100-degree summer night, I looked at my companions, Caleb and Randal, and smiled. “Archers!!” I cried above the hum of the jet motor. “Loose!!!” ...

The carp materializes like a brass dirigible, suspended in the murky backwaters of the St. Louis River near Duluth, Minn. That's all bowfisherman Ken Alto needs to see. In less than two seconds, his ...

While bowfishing in a private pond, Frank Reynolds of Linn caught a 74-pound, 2-ounce grass carp Aug. 12. Upon weighing it, he realized it might be the new state record. Indeed, that day Reynolds ...

Bradley Britt, a Chattanooga fireman, shoots at a gar while out on Chickamauga Lake with his father Richard Britt. Gar are common game for bowfishermen, who also shoot for carp and catfish. Bowfishing ...

Nighttime bowfishing hasn't been allowed in Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota for over 10 years. The local conservation district brought it back temporarily to deal with a growing carp population, but ...

As we motored down the Snake River in the twilight of a 100-degree summer night, I looked at my companions, Caleb and Randal, and smiled. “Archers!!” I cried above the hum of the jet motor. “Loose!!!” ...

As darkness falls over the city of Pittsburgh, activity starts to pick up along the shorelines of the Allegheny River. Boats equipped with floodlighting set sail to cruise the shore lines. Aboard each ...

There’s an old saying “You can throw a lure at a fish but you can’t make him bite.” Well, I might of paraphrased the saying slightly. I think it might really say you can lead a horse to water but … .

JEROME • Finally, Idaho anglers are making lemonade from lemons. That is, from common carp — the big, fast-growing nuisance fish whose population exploded in the Snake River and southern Idaho’s big ...

My awareness and understanding of bowfishing — a sport that pairs archery gear with fishing tackle — was heightened earlier this month when I was introduced to Nick Sampson at the annual conference of ...