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Bowfin #7640845 06/13/12 06:00 PM
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Any BOWFIN anglers out there? Looking for some pointers. I would like to try and catch one. The only lake I have fished consistently is Lewisville, I am not even sure if any of the area lakes have BOWFIN population. Thx for the pointers


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Re: Bowfin [Re: BMART] #7642258 06/13/12 10:18 PM
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Re: Bowfin [Re: BMART] #7642875 06/14/12 12:57 AM
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east texas lakes man. Fork.Toledo Bend.Pines,Caddo etc..
Re: Bowfin [Re: BMART] #7644250 06/14/12 01:01 PM
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Thx for the lake info, any particular time of the year they are active, they seem to be predatory, so what's the scoop on them being labelled a trash fish, if they eat other fish?


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Re: Bowfin [Re: BMART] #7644256 06/14/12 01:02 PM
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Ft. worth
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go up in the river in ray hubbard in august. Fish for them like bass. They love a trick work, and fight like crazy. When the water gets hot, they are in there thick sometimes.
Re: Bowfin [Re: BMART] #7644305 06/14/12 01:20 PM
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Too far from Saltwater
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We caught a ton of those suckers fishing for catfish on Fork. Cut perch on the bottom was the ticket. Fork has unbelievable catfishing as well smile
Re: Bowfin [Re: BMART] #7644784 06/14/12 03:11 PM
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Red rattle traps and fire tiger spinner baits up the the river on hubbard.
Re: Bowfin [Re: BMART] #7644865 06/14/12 03:29 PM
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Re: Bowfin [Re: BMART] #7646031 06/14/12 07:13 PM
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In the spring I have caught them on beds like bass at Fork.


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Re: Bowfin [Re: BMART] #7646057 06/14/12 07:16 PM
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highland village/lake Lewisvil...
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highland village/lake Lewisvil...
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Re: Bowfin [Re: BMART] #7646393 06/14/12 08:10 PM
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Thx for the advise fellow fishermen, I will be hitting the river on Hubbard soon


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Re: Bowfin [Re: BMART] #7651267 06/15/12 09:20 PM
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I've caught them on topwaters in east texas. what ever lure you throw at them, they will destroy it. Seems we always caught them in the heat of the day.
Re: Bowfin [Re: BMART] #7651288 06/15/12 09:26 PM
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So far Ive only caught them in the backs of creeks and in/near off color water.

What Gill said is spot on.


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Re: Bowfin [Re: AdanV] #7682106 06/23/12 05:00 PM
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I tried to eat one while camping on toledo bend. The more I chewed the bigger the meat got. Fun to catch bad to eat.
Re: Bowfin [Re: BMART] #7682368 06/23/12 06:48 PM
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Are Bowfin considered a sport fish in Texas? I thought they were a northern fish but what do I know?


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