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Message: <blockquote data-quote="guywhofishes" data-source="post: 491497" data-attributes="member: 337"><h4>3-2. Bow (Archery), Spear and Underwater Spear Fishing)</h4> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">3-2-1. Equipment and Restrictions Legal bow equipment for licensed anglers is any hand-drawn and released longbow, recurve bow, compound bow or rubberband-assisted (sling) bow, to which an arrow is attached by a line and equipped with a harpoon-style or wire barbed point. Crossbows are prohibited, except with a special Director’s permit that may be issued if an individual is permanently disabled. The use of night vision equipment or electronically enhanced light gathering optics including all lights used for locating and/or shooting at fish is legal. Possession of a bow is counted as a hook and line fishing pole while bow fishing. Legal spear equipment is any manually powered shaft with barbed points. Possession of a spear is counted as a hook and line fishing pole while spear fishing. Legal equipment for underwater spear fishing is rubber band powered, or pneumatic powered spear guns only. All spear guns shall have the spear attached by a lanyard with a maximum length of twenty feet. Underwater spears may be discharged only when the operator and equipment are entirely under the surface of the water. Underwater spear fishing is prohibited within 150 feet of any designated swimming or water ski area, boat dock or spillway or individuals engaged in fishing. The Diver’s Down Flag must be displayed on the water on a float or buoy during any underwater spear fishing. Underwater spearers must stay within 100 feet of the vertical position of their Diver Down Flag. Individuals who underwater spearfish between sunset and sunrise must display a lighted Diver’s Down Flag and must carry a hand-held light which must be visible from a distance of 150 feet. The hand-held light must be displayed when the diver is at the surface.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">3-2-2. Seasons and Water Bodies for Legally Taking Fish Bow fishing is legal from April 1 through March 31 of each fishing year. Spear fishing is legal from April 1 through March 31 of each fishing year. Underwater spear fishing is legal for residents and non-residents from April 1 through March 31 of each fishing year. Bow and spear fishing is open on all waters open to hook and line fishing (Section 3-1-2) with the following exception:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">That portion of the Missouri River from the Garrison Dam downstream three miles to the southern boundary of the US Army Corps of Engineers Downstream Recreational Area.</li> </ol>Underwater spear fishing is open only in the following areas:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Missouri River, except from the Garrison Dam downstream three miles to the southern boundary of the US Army Corps of Engineers Downstream Recreational Area;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Lake Sakakawea (except those areas posted by the US Army Corps of Engineers near the Intake and Spillway Structures);</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Lake Oahe;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Lake Audubon (those areas open to fishing);</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Devils Lake;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Stump Lake;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Spiritwood Lake</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">3-2-3. Species Legal to Take Bow and spear fishing – other than the exception listed below, game fish, as defined in Section A-1 of this proclamation, may not be taken. All other species are legal.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Exception - Channel catfish may be harvested within Lakes Sakakawea and Oahe, and the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, up to the initial point where either a bridge spanning a tributary or a road crossing over a tributary is encountered, whichever occurs first.</li> </ul>Underwater spear fishing - all species except the following may be taken -- muskellunge (pure and hybrid), paddlefish, pallid sturgeon, and shovelnose sturgeon. It is illegal to return fish to the water after being shot or speared.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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