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I took a few minutes to look up Bow Fin. I found 2 good links. I listed them below.
Looks like they were actually stocked in places. Some anglers like to fish for them specifically!
http://www.bowfinanglers.com/index.html
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=305
I put a picture of a Bow Fin in the photo section if you are interested!
The bow fin take over and clean out the bait fish in an area. After the bait fish are gone, the move to another cove. The problem I have heard is that they eat the bass fry (baby bass) which could limit the numbers in the long run. This only would effect the bass that spawn in the shallow coves. We still have a lot of bass that spawn outside the coves. I would guess this would not be as big of a problem for the smallmouth, but more problem for Largemouth.
Bottom line......If you catch one, feed the Racoons on shore ![Wink [;)]](/CommunityServer/emoticons/emotion-5.gif)
"Remarks: Burr and Warren (1986) reported that Kentucky records of this species from east of the Green River represent waif and/or probable introductions. Pflieger (1978) reported that Missouri River records resulted from bowfin escapes from privately stocked lakes; however, Burgess and Gilbert (in Lee et al. 1980 et seq.) viewed these records as representing natural occurrences. Although bowfin are voracious, piscivorous predators, they will consume virtually any animal small enough to eat (Lee et al. 1980 et seq.). Consequently, introduced bowfin pose a potential threat to native fishes and their prey. "
Joe Fisherman
Stay out of trouble or don't get caught!!
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