Snakehead vs Bowfin

[bunzplayer]

Have been wanting a snakehead, but leagally can not have one here in Maine..that sucks....

Are bowfins the same? They do look alike. Would they be legal for me to get here in Maine?

Would love to have some, seeing how snakeheads are illegal for me.

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

You have to have a permit to keep any type of natives in Maine. To get it you have to go through DIFW, my guess is they will not approve a permit for a Bowfin but its worth a try.

 

[redtailcatfreak]

Wow that suck u need a permit for one. I used to have a big one but it took a huge chunck out of my RTCs back fin so bye bye bowfin. He was cool though was able to somewhat hand feed him. Fed him with chopsticks, gotta watch out for the teeth.

 

[jpwolf]

i've been doing research on bowfin and these are great fish lots of attitude

 

[bunzplayer]

Will give DIFW a try...thanks

 

[jpwolf]

ive been trying to find one for sale for a while now if i have any succes i will let you know