The topic of dumping fish seems to be a hot topic as of late. Just curious to know if any of you all are witnessing scenes similar to this one at your local ramps, marina dumpsters, etc.? I've witnessed it myself on the Brazos , but not certain how widespread it is. I'm not trying to denigrate anyone group here (not assuming that it is all bow-fishermen). Please reply with your experience.

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Other discussions around the country discussing problem of fish dumping:


http://www.alducks.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=22692
http://www.nodakoutdoors.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29218
http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1509927
http://bow.fishingcountry.com/forums/showthread.php?4231-Fish-Dumping-Wheeler-Lake
http://bowfishingforum.com/topic/235-fish-dumping/

Saw a bunch of carp, buffalo and gar dumped at the 515 East public ramp at Lake Fork last year. Slob bow fishermen.

All the dead gar on the Brazos from Whitney up River was due to algae blum a month back not bowfishin

I saw several piles on the Brazos in Palo Pinto County, but they were between March and May last spring. Have only made one trip down this year, did not see any. I'm afraid they all had holes in them as did the ones floating past me following an air boat upstream.

Did the algae blum cause the hole in the fish on the left?

Is the majority of the problem bow fishing?

Yessir.

I'm a new fisherman, I still haven't caught my first fish

When I went to try and catch and release at Lake Worth near the boat ramp under 820, there were 3 fish (not sure what kind of fish they were, but they were two big suckers and a small one) with holes in them throw near the water when you stand to the right of the boat ramp.

Almost every time I go to the Trinity.

They're was a lot of dead gar from the algae kill along the Brazos a couple weeks ago and thought that might have been what he saw being he referred to the Brazos . none had holes just buzzard bait

Nope,

Only seen it a couple of times in about the last 15 years, and those seem to be isolated and am sure by ignorant uneducated people.

I wish more people would shot carp , A 10000 a day if they can feed the buzzards and turtles the need to be extinct

Interesting comments, please keep them coming.

This is good to hear!

From mouth of Nolan up the Brazos past Kimble Bend I caught 17 # stinger 5 fish in the Nolan that day so I guess bass were not affected but lots dead gar on the bank that buzzards were working on.