bowfin/ dogfish/ mudfish

[panflyfisher1 0]

i am to to try and catch a few on my 8 wt

does anybody know of any good flies to catch them? :dunno:

[Twofingerz 0]

first time I ever saw a bowfin iwas snokeling. I must have gotten to near nest cuz the thing came after me. scared the hell out of me. I didn't know what it was. I had to go look it up. it was all kinds of cool neon colors, big, and mean looking. I got outta there quick. it definatly was not afraid of me and I was in no mood to get bit.

[panflyfisher1 0]

first time I ever saw a bowfin iwas snokeling. I must have gotten to near nest cuz the thing came after me. scared the hell out of me. I didn't know what it was. I had to go look it up. it was all kinds of cool neon colors, big, and mean looking. I got outta there quick. it definatly was not afraid of me and I was in no mood to get bit.

yeah i hear ya. i got my foot really tore up swimming one time i must of swam over the nest i swam to shore with her still on my foot. I was bleeding like crazy. needed alot of stitches to fix it.

the one you seen must have been a male the get pretty green colors on their bell when they are spawning.

[TerryLee 0]

'round here we call them grinnells (grin-nul). Don't know why, that's just what I was told when I moved here. I used to catch them on plastic lizards and spinnerbaits in my hardware chunkin' days. I haven't caught one on the fly. Yet.

[Ribs1 0]

I caught one last year on a yuk bug (wooly bugger with lots of rubber legs). If have also caught a few on bluegills. In this one spot I fish it seems 2-3 times a year when I hook a bluegill, a bowfin comes out and grabs him. Usually scare the $%^& out of me.

 

[oatka 0]

I've only seen a bowfin once. It took my bead head black wooly bugger....then it tossed it quickly.

[Hardyhead 0]

 

If your fishing for Bowfin, fish something really really big. I don't think it matters what you fish as far as flies, these things are carnivores, and ultra defensive if you happen to close to their mating grounds. All the ones I have caught have been in pursuit of pike or bass, and hooked Bowfins on accident.

 

Make sure you have a leader that is good and teeth proof. Those things are ridiculous, and remember if you have one and you think it's dead, it's not, those damn things live forever.

[panfisherteen 0]

well,with ribs' reply,i would say tie some sunfish immitators

[panflyfisher1 0]

thanks everyone. ill see what i can make up. ill post some pics of the 'fin when i get one. :thumbsup:

[Undertow 0]

checkout this website you might be able to find something.http://www.bowfinanglers.com/

My girlfriends family has a cabin on a little lake that is full of dogfish. Supposidly from what some old timer said its suppose to be a world class dogfish lake. I see them once in the while in there but Ive seen picks of big ones that have come from there. I dont know how big they get but these were nice fish.

Undertow

[day5 0]

You should see them hit the surface!!!!! I had one one for a brief fight last summer Im sure Ill have a shot this year they are strong!!!!