Anyone hear ever done Spearfishing and do you need to obtain a permit before doing so?

I spearfish in the ocean, never done it in freshwater. Its a blast!

what do u mean spearfishing? Back in Michigan we would got spearing in the little river and creeks.

In Canada, you need a headress with eagle feathers and have a powwow and you are good to go. Friends would demand you bring whiskey and smokes!

I don't know about where you live. in kansas, we need a fishing license and can spear only rough fish.

it's listed in legal equipment along with bowfishing.

same with wisconsin

My son & I scuba dive/spearfish here in Florida. Down here you have to have a salt water fishing license & you can only spear certain species of fish. The list is available at fwc.com. We mostly shoot grouper, hog snapper & grunts (grey snapper).

spearfish is cool, but it's hard

And it's illegal in Freshwater here. Basically you can shoot NON GAME fish both below and above the water like we do. Good luck!

I live in the thumb of michigan, every year in the late spring early summer the carp and gar run. Im only 16 but ive been doing it for about 5 years. We take our bows,homemade spears, machetes and just about anything else you can find. THe water is only about a foot to 2 feet deep, my favorite set up is my old 1987 PSE game getter bow with 3 fish arrows and a sharpened piece of re-bar with a nail threw it for a barb. Went out this past year with my brother,my fishin buddy and me. We got over 350 carp in about 2 weeks. LOTS OF FUN. and a decent way to practice archery and primitive weapon skills.