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 ...

During some times of the year, some parts of Lake Minnetonka may seem strange. Kids toss crumbs off the dock at Maynards restaurant in Excelsior, but not for the ducks — invasive carp gulp down the ...

MENTOR, Minn.-Conditions had changed in the past couple of weeks, and Alex Clauson wasn't sure what to expect on this nighttime bowfishing excursion for carp.The Maple Lake back bay where Clauson, of ...

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!!!” ...

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 ...

Carp might be spawning in some areas of Minnesota but in the central part of the state, it's a bit too early. Watch for the carp to move shallow when the water temperature reaches 70 degrees. Spawning ...

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 ...