Native MN River Fish Saw today:

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hehehe I am a big fan of the holosteins, gar and bowfin. I have done a little research on the population genetics of the spotted gar. While doing the collecting for this a realized how cool the ancient fish are. I really wanted a baby bowfin for my tank too.
 
Bowfin are great fish, they have a couple in the public aquarium near me. They sure do fight on the end of a line. And they are great predators, they eat anything.
 
We caught one that had a snake in its stomach that was the same length as the fish. I am waiting to the topwater bowfin bite to begin.
 
dredcon said:
We caught one that had a snake in its stomach that was the same length as the fish. I am waiting to the topwater bowfin bite to begin.
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The fish that broke my 40 lb test took a floating rapala. It was at least 5 lbs, wish I could have landed it. Totally underestimated that fish, never again.
 
Sometimes the big ones don't fight untill they are next to the boat, then they run the other way and break you off if you are not ready.
 
Thats pretty much waht happened to me.
 
I went fishing on the river tonight, and success, I caught my own Freshwater Drum. The Blue coloration is very cool. Would make a cool tank fish, but you would need a big tank.
 
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