Bow fishing is a great mixture of both fishing and hunting! It you are a thrill seeker and are looking for something to do with family and friends this summer, we have the perfect trip for you! When the sun is shining on the crystal emerald water, you’re able to see everything! We do all day time bow fishing making it very easy to see the fish a little ways out and allow for you to get prepared to make the perfect shot.
Summer Species!
There are a variety of species to shoot here on the emerald coast. During summertime our main target is Big Southern Stingrays, Cow Nose Rays, Mullet, Gar and Catfish. Southern Rays or “bottom” rays are rather large and are easily spotted in the clear water. They will be lying directly on the bottom. While they seem like a large and easy target, they can be swift and difficult to shoot at times. They make for an excellent challenge. Cow Nose Rays are our “topwater” rays. They will be swimming in depths from 2 feet to 6 feet. It is not uncommon to even see these rays with their backs out of the water. They are fast and creeping up on them can be a challenge. You better be on you’re a game! Mullet, gar, and catfish are long slender fish that also cause for you to aim just perfectly to hit your mark. They swim faster than a stingray does as well.
Let’s Go Bow Fish!
Keep in mind bow fishing does not require any experience. We will teach you everything you need to know prior to hitting the water and help you throughout the trip. Bow fishing is a sport for everyone to enjoy! The only regulation we have is in order to go bow fishing and participate you must be able to pull back 40 pounds. All equipment and licenses are included on each trip. We also have left hand bows if needed. Give us a call today and let’s have some fun!!
Grab your cooler and sunglasses and let’s go! As you make your way down the harbor walk to the boat, you will already notice the warm salty air and a lot of attractions going on. Destin is a town that doesn’t sleep very often. Before you take off, you will meet at our booking booth right up the stairs from our boats. Here you will read and sign a release form and also pay for your trip. Once you have done those two things you will be directed down the dock to your boat. Here we will give a thorough demonstration on how the bows work and how to shoot them safely. After all bow fishing is very fun but requires total focus at all times to avoid careless accidents. Once the demo is complete y’all are ready to go.
Here we go; Captain just spotted a school of 10 Cownose Rays straight off the bow 25 feet! Shooters get ready! When the boat is almost on top of them, that’s when you will want to draw back and take your shot! Zing! Zing! Both shooters sling an arrow at them. Shooter 1 misses. Shooter 2 penetrates a ray and it takes off, taking line fast! If you are shooter 1, you will want to reel up your line and get your arrow knocked again for a second shot. Usually the school of fish won’t travel too far away. If you are shooter 2, let the ray run a little bit and then put your bow down and hand line him in. Rays are too strong to reel in manually, you will have to reel in a majority of them in, depending on size. Some rays will take longer to get inside the boat and put up a mean fight while others might give up pretty easily. Once the ray is right beside the boat and you can see your arrow, the captain will come down and either gaff the ray and bring him over the rail or grab onto the arrow and bring him in the boat. Once in the boat, the captain will carefully remove the barb for y’all to take home with you and then take the arrow out of the ray. 
