Gar and carp?

[ROD BENDER]

Im looking for some places on the James, Chick, and Lake Chesdin to bowfish for gar and carp and was wondering if any of you guys could help me out with some info??

[FISHPIRATE]

pony pasture many huge gar...ive shot one...all wading no boats canoe fine

[FinaddictMike]

The chickahominy WMA has a ramp on Morris creek. A couple hundred yards upstream you will see all the gar you could hope for. Decent bass fishing up there too.

[ROD BENDER]

ok guys thanks for the info Ive fished the mouth of morris but have never been up in there.. Is there a fairley decent channel through there because im in a 19' grady white??

[Salmo trutta]

Have you guys ever had success catching these gar on hook and line? Lures? Bait? Top water? Spinner baits?

[JPritch]

Rod Bender, yeah, there is a pretty deep channel running through Morris, at least up to the ramp. If you're coming in from the main river, don't cut across the middle of the mouth, it's a huge mud flat. Stay to the left bank going in.

[ROD BENDER]

thanks for the info guys! Im goin to the bay on monday to try and shoot some rays!! Puttin in at lynnhaven any one ever been there and seen a lot of rays?

[Nightfisher-]

Tar bay has some huge gar lurking around.

[ROD BENDER]

where is tar bay?

[JPritch]

Right below Jordan Point on the James.

[ROD BENDER]

one the left or right side goin towards flowerdew?

[Nightfisher-]

As you go downriver from Jordan Point you will pass a string of small islands to your right. Tar bay is on the other side of those islands. Enter it from the downriver side of the furthest island. There is a small channel through there, but be carefull. There are lots of very shallow areas and some posts and submerged logs and wood in there. I have never entered or exited from the Jordan point side of Tar bay for this reason, but I have heard some say they have. Better safe than sorry so I go in and out from downriver.

[ROD BENDER]

Thanks for the info Nightfisher! Im gonna try to get down there this week some time.