Bowstring

[eyeguy 54]

Had a fun time camping at Bowstring and fishing monday to wednesday. 95 % I would say were using jig and minnow.  We fished crawlers cuz it's what we do... lol Brought 100 up there from the back yard. Didn't bring any home.  Caught 32 altogether. Had a nice meal monday p.m. and brought a few home, the rest stayed there. We brought 16 nice perch back home also. Water was about 54 in the morning and would get up to 60 or so. Fish were deeper than we have fished in the past. 14 to 20 was a good area. Hope to get back up there the end of June for a couple days and then in September. Brother in law had a couple nice 19's and I had a nice 20 for our biggest. Weather was about as nice as it can possibly get which aint the best for eyes but tons better than the freeze to death that we had a year earlier !

 

 

 

[leech~~]

Sounds like a fun time and you guys did well. I wish I could make crawlers work better but I hate getting bit off at the collar most of the time.

So, I fish Leeches a lot. Because that's who I am!

[smurfy]

Headed there this weekend 

[gunner55]

Only been out looking for eyes 2 or 3 times & it wasn't for very long each time. Found some eyes & most were 16- 22 fow but we had no luck getting any to bite. Using rainbows & crawlers with rigs because that's what we do. Most of the time I have a leech on as well. surface temps starting to hit the 60's here. Have coaxed a few crappies into biting though.  

[eyeguy 54]

we found .4  mph worked good.  3 to 4 foot leader. nice juicy crawler.:) marked a lot of fish also. 

[smurfy]

Hoping to hit bowstring and Winnie this long weekend!

[eyeguy 54]

hitting good out from highbanks I hear. 

[smurfy]

10 hours ago, eyeguy 54 said:

hitting good out from highbanks I hear. 

yea until I get there!!!!!!!!!!

[smurfy]

i know this is an old post, but...........DNR has reports zeebs are now in the Bow............ actually surprised it took this long considering its connected to sand and that lake had an abundance!!!!!

[PRO-V]

Probably took them this long to look. You can bet they are in every connected body of water.

[papadarv]

14 hours ago, PRO-V said:

Probably took them this long to look. You can bet they are in every connected body of water.

Right on. Sand lake Zebras were found in 2013 and now found 20+ miles up the Big Fork river through several lakes. Bowstring is only 5.5 miles south of Sand via the Bowstring river. Although going against flow, during most of the year flow rate is extreamly slow. DNR states wide area coverage of adault Zebras on north end. Adult females produce 1,000,000 eggs annually so most likely will spread over the entire lake by end of the year. 

[PRO-V]

The DNR should require ducks, beaver and other wildlife to wash in 130 degree water or dry off for two weeks before moving to another body of water.