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Prince Valiant
02-19-2008, 05:24 PM
Anyone ever catch a bowfin/dogfish? I've only seen one hear in WI, caught in the Dells. Seriously, a near toothless redneck kid showed it to me...I was actually surprised to see it in WI waters since I thought they were mostly an eastern/southern type fish

Bowfin wiki article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowfin)

But then, I was hearing about "Snakeheads" which look similar to dogheads, and for some breeds, look like a primitive pike/musky. Some can get quite big, and the more tropical ones can reach 5+feet long.

The snakehead wiki article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channidae)

They look pretty similar, and I didn't know if what I saw was an isolated snakehead sighting...these things are appearently becoming a nusiance out east, and possibly out west too. Likely would put a hurt on the bass and walleye population...catfish too.

DirtyMax
02-20-2008, 08:01 PM
The small lake that borders our property up north is notorious for them. Only caught one small one on the adjacent lake. Ugly bastard that's for sure.

Boost21
02-20-2008, 08:44 PM
Ive cought a bowfin a little bit away from the dells in the river.

stenchmiester
02-20-2008, 09:36 PM
snake heads and black pihranna are illegal in the united sates due to there agressive ness and people putting them in lakes

Korndogg
02-20-2008, 10:33 PM
I saw a show on snakeheads this past weekend. Apparently they are spreading all over the place. And apparently there are some from Asia that can reach 5ft.