Thread: Bow Fish The Beach

Any of you guys bow fish the beach at night? Thought it might be fun to just some sting rays or whatever else that way. Any rules/laws I should know about?

Unless regulations have changed all you need to bowfish is a valid fishing license.

It would be a good idea to check with the appropriate folkses who do the regulatin' though ;-)

Enforcement Contacts

Enforcement Contacts

Scott Bannon, Chief
Enforcement Section
(251) 861-2882
Bo Willis, Captain
Mobile County
251-861-2882
Glenn Kornegay, Captain
Baldwin County
251-968-7576
24-Hour Contact Numbers:
Mobile Co. Enforcement -
(251) 476-1256
Baldwin Co. Enforcement -

(251) 968-7576

Here's a YouTube video that might help you Pyscho.

I made a homemade speargun out of PVC and surgical tubing. brought it out to the beach to try it out and it worked good. I got a small stingray that was lying in the sandbar. That was fun and if the visibility was better i probably would have gotten more

Originally Posted by fishchaser1003

I made a homemade speargun out of PVC and surgical tubing. brought it out to the beach to try it out and it worked good. I got a small stingray that was lying in the sandbar. That was fun and if the visibility was better i probably would have gotten more

That's pretty cool. It's amazing what you can do with PVC. I know a lot of guys are making recurve bows out of the PVC. I'll have to bring the bow with me see of I can get some string rays or flounders.

Bowfishing is fun and if you have the materials and the time to make a speargun or gig or just buy one you can snorkel or dive in about 5-10 foot deep water and on a calm day with 15+ feet of visibility they will be everywhere. Do watch out for the barbs. You might need a long spear to get away from the bigger one's tails

Bowfishing is an interesting activity indeed. If you have satisfactory time and resources to make a fishing gig, you can enjoy Bowfishing in a more exciting way.