bowfin pic

[NJ219bands]

Yesterday evening I caught, then released a 23" 4.5 lb female bowfin with a 1/32 oz jig on 2 lb test in a small beaver pond in Central NJ.

[Jigman13]

That's pretty cool. Good stuff man.

[acabtp]

very cool

[NorthJerzyG]

Sweet, nice fish!!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Nice fish! Boy are they powerful! Wish we had more in NNJ. Great catch!

[Mjh609]

Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29

Nice fish! Boy are they powerful! Wish we had more in NNJ. Great catch!

Well, now we have the bowfins big brother, snakeheads. I saw a decent sized one yesterday farther north than I thought they had already spread. It was a lake fed by the river near bordentown. Guess they're spreading fast. This one had to be 5#+.

[ScowardNJ]

Very cool! I always forget we have a population of bowfins swimming in some Jersey waters.

[Skunk City]

Rare catch, how was the fight?

[FASTEDDIE29]

Originally Posted by Mjh609

Well, now we have the bowfins big brother, snakeheads. I saw a decent sized one yesterday farther north than I thought they had already spread. It was a lake fed by the river near bordentown. Guess they're spreading fast. This one had to be 5#+.

Yes indeed! Buddy of mine got a Snakehead north of Rt 80 last year! They are in, but not in huge numbers in the northern area!

[AndyS]

People kill bowfin thinking they are snakeheads.....uggggh

Snakehead sightings should be reported to F&G.

Nice fish, glad you got 'em, I've never even seen one.