i wanna catch a bowfin/dogfish

[bobbymalone]

since we seem to be drifting towards a science lesson here, I'll throw in another bowfin fun fact:

Evidence of bowfin in the fossil record goes back 200 something million years ago. We are talking about dinosaur times and long before crappies, bass, walleyes, or any of the other fish that get much more respect than the bowfin. Sturgeon and gar are also examples of living fossils. It's evidence that they have been quite well at carving out an ecological niche and adapting to and surviving changing conditions throughout time.

So next time you catch a bowfin remember you are holding piece of earth's history and give it a little respect.

[Hoffer]

I know this isnt where you are looking to fish - but we have caught some HUGE bowfin on Lake Independance. Go to the back NW or NE corners where its shallow and full of weeds and lilypads in the middle of the Summer. We caught one a number of years back that I have a picture of and wish i would have kept - because I am sure it was very close to the state record. I think the record is just over 11 pounds, and this one was very close to that if not over. We always caught them trying surface lures for largemouth.

[itchmesir]

  bobbymalone said:

since we seem to be drifting towards a science lesson here, I'll throw in another bowfin fun fact:

Evidence of bowfin in the fossil record goes back 200 something million years ago. We are talking about dinosaur times and long before crappies, bass, walleyes, or any of the other fish that get much more respect than the bowfin. Sturgeon and gar are also examples of living fossils. It's evidence that they have been quite well at carving out an ecological niche and adapting to and surviving changing conditions throughout time.

So next time you catch a bowfin remember you are holding piece of earth's history and give it a little respect.

Well since we're sticking with science here.. the last of the dinosaurs existed 300mya... making the dogfish 100my short of hanging with t-rex

[bobbymalone]

  Wikipedia said:

Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals that were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period (about 230 million years ago) until the end of the Cretaceous (about 65 million years ago).

[pureinsanity]

I think they are opportunist feeders. I have caught them jigging for walleyes, at the end of a dock, a bottom right, a swimming sucker. I think its just the right place the right time and they will hit anything.

[OnAFly]

We see them a lot on the docks. If you have a stringer of bluegills that are thrashing around, the bowfin are there shortly. It's like a dinner bell to them.

[JBMasterAngler]

I plan on catching 1 or 2 this opening weekend.

[motley man]

Cruise the shallows and you will see them, cast anything close and they bite.