Florida Bowfin

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Comment by Ben Seay on July 27, 2014 at 11:20am

Hey, that sounds like an idea! Maybe even grilled Snakehead. I'm only a couple of hours from the Potomac and it's tributaries....

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on July 27, 2014 at 8:32am

I'm thinking two things, Ben
1. They've adopted a wait and see approach.
2. They acknowledge them as part if the ecosystem.

Either one suggests they don't believe they can be eradicated.
Thousands of plants, animals and fish found here are not native. Eucalyptus, pheasant, brown trout and carp all spring immediately to mind.
I regret that "foreign" snakeheads have established themselves here as much as anyone. But look on the bright side:
A. They're great sport
B. They're great eating
C. They cannot kill everything.
In time, they'll take their place in the balance. Meanwhile, do everything you can to stop them... Preferably using hot grease and hush puppies as part of your arsenal!

Comment by Ben Seay on July 27, 2014 at 5:55am

Here are the rules regarding Snakeheads in Virginia:

"Anglers are not required to report snakeheads nor are they required to kill them if caught, but the Department asks that the fish be reported and killed if possible. However, if an angler wishes to keep a legally caught northern snakehead, the fish must be killed to be in possession, and the angler must call the hotline and report the angler's last name, date of catch, location of catch and size."

I find it kind of odd that according to the above statement you could actually catch and release a Snakehead in Virginia and it wouldn't be against the rules. They are ASKING that Snakeheads be killed, but not requiring it. Crazy.

Comment by carl hendrix on July 23, 2014 at 5:50pm

YEP lofr  I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD OF THEM AS GRINNELS TO!! SPECIALLY IN LOUISANA!!

Comment by Leo Nguyen on July 23, 2014 at 4:25pm

Wow. I got to visit my family in FL, and get my bucket list fishes out of the way:
Bowfins, giant groupers, snakeheads, long list of panfishes. Got to catch them all.

Comment by Lord of the Fly , Rods on July 23, 2014 at 2:23pm

In my part of the world those things are called " Grinnell", dont know why but if you say grinnell , everyone knows what you are talking about . LOFR

Comment by Slip Sinker on July 23, 2014 at 12:29pm

David on my bucket list too! Seen many you tube Vids starring snakeheads in Florida.... even if I have to hire a guide

Comment by Tony Livingston on July 23, 2014 at 12:18pm

A lot of anglers up here refer to them as dogfish.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on July 23, 2014 at 11:56am

Go for the snakeheads! On my bucketlist.

Whther you love em or hate em, consider this:

1 Massive sport

2 Voracious bite

3 Good eating

4 NO creel limit.

Its alsmost your duty as an algler to go after them!

 

Ken I dont think of the Bowfin as a northeren fish but they are, in fact. Their native range...

"much of the eastern United States, and in southern Ontario and Quebec. They inhabit the drainage basins of the Mississippi River, Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. Their preferred habitat includes vegetated sloughs, lowland rivers and lakes, swamps, backwater areas, and they are also occasionally found in brackish water."

- wikipedia

Comment by Slip Sinker on July 23, 2014 at 11:37am

Nice fish and ensuing battle! I have some great memories of catching these by accident while bass fishing. Have never gone out and targeted them.
While spending summers on a water front cottage on a very fertile inland lake our neighbor an elderly gent used to walk out to the end of his dock catch a few gill for bait and toss it out to the inside edge of the weed line and catch many of these up to 30"
I recently viewed on Canadian Fishing where they actually targeted these fish in very weedy bays using bass techniques.

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