Mid may is when spawn starts, before that it's really slow. From mid-May to early July they will be near shore spawning. Starting in July when algae starts up, they will be clumped up out in the open and you'll want a boat to reach them. Later in Sept/Oct I have only gone once and we found some, but it was pretty slow.
You can usually see them. The wide angle on the gopro makes it a bit hard to see in the video. Maybe in another video I'll change the settings to show it. But you are right, when they are behaving like this you can just launch an arrow into the group and typically still get one.
@@scooty5403 Ah yea, I've actually only ever gone bowfishing during the day. The night stuff looks fun, but I don't think it really works on Utah lake due to the turbidity.
These are common carp and are an invasive species. As you can see, the water quality isn't great because this is a shallow lake anyway and it's easy for the bottom to get stirred up. The carp make the problem worse by providing constant agitation of the bottom as they feed. This contributes to algal blooms that are massively destructive. There are millions of these carp in Utah Lake and they've managed to create a practically monospecies ecosystem. These guys are performing an act of ecological virtue by killing these fish before they can spawn.
I'll be getting into this with my kids in 2023. What are typically the best months to hit the lake?
Mid may is when spawn starts, before that it's really slow. From mid-May to early July they will be near shore spawning. Starting in July when algae starts up, they will be clumped up out in the open and you'll want a boat to reach them. Later in Sept/Oct I have only gone once and we found some, but it was pretty slow.
Great videos!
Where did you launch from. I usually do Millrace, but it was super low last time I went out.
I launch from Utah Lake State Park. My boat isn't one of those flat bottom/mud motor things so Mill race isn't an option for me.
Are you actually seeing the fish or just shooting into the clouds
You can usually see them. The wide angle on the gopro makes it a bit hard to see in the video. Maybe in another video I'll change the settings to show it.
But you are right, when they are behaving like this you can just launch an arrow into the group and typically still get one.
@@bobcassel2598 I have never done this during the day. Always at night so I want sure if you could actually see the fish
@@scooty5403 Ah yea, I've actually only ever gone bowfishing during the day. The night stuff looks fun, but I don't think it really works on Utah lake due to the turbidity.
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These are common carp and are an invasive species. As you can see, the water quality isn't great because this is a shallow lake anyway and it's easy for the bottom to get stirred up. The carp make the problem worse by providing constant agitation of the bottom as they feed. This contributes to algal blooms that are massively destructive. There are millions of these carp in Utah Lake and they've managed to create a practically monospecies ecosystem. These guys are performing an act of ecological virtue by killing these fish before they can spawn.