Strange catch
West Virginia Fishing
Jun 27, 2022 22:18:07 #
We don’t see these very often.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
Jun 27, 2022 22:20:58 #
Jun 27, 2022 22:22:45 #
CRKfish wrote:
Are they an invasive species? Are they any good to eat?
I can’t answer that ether way.
Jun 27, 2022 22:30:25 #
Grizzly 17
Loc: South central Pa
Wv mike wrote:
I can’t answer that ether way.
Mike my 1st wife's family was from outskirts of Pittsburgh. I use to go with her pap to fish a couple ponds. They had bowfins there. Never ate any myself but others at the pond would readily take them. 👍🎣
Jun 27, 2022 22:31:04 #
Wv mike wrote:
We don’t see these very often.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
Thank for the picture never caught one, glad to see you’re having fun 👍🏽👍🏽🎣🎣🎣🎣🐟🐟🐠🐠🐋🐋🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅
Jun 27, 2022 22:34:18 #
Billycrap2 wrote:
Thank for the picture never caught one, glad to see you’re having fun 👍🏽👍🏽🎣🎣🎣🎣🐟🐟🐠🐠🐋🐋🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅
He destroyed my bitsy bug.
Jun 27, 2022 22:44:35 #
Wv mike wrote:
We don’t see these very often.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
Sounds like another great day Mike. Bowfin are considered invasive up here. They fight like he!! though. Thanks for sharing buddy. Keep 'em coming.
Jun 27, 2022 23:00:15 #
Wv mike wrote:
We don’t see these very often.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
I've never caught one mike 😳 What are you fishing marinas and backwater off of lake Erie
Jun 27, 2022 23:14:01 #
Wv mike wrote:
We don’t see these very often.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
We know them as choupique, pronounced shoo-pick. They will destroy your tackle as you discovered. Check out the video on cleaning and cooking them.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nEoDrD-es
Jun 28, 2022 00:40:28 #
Jim Kay
Loc: Franklin, Virginia
Wv mike wrote:
We don’t see these very often.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
Bowfins are a native fish. They are a nuisance if you are Bass fishing but fight much harder than a bass. They are said to not taste good. They will also tear up lures and rigs. I release them as they are part of the ecosystem. They seem to be plentiful but do not have any overall effect on the balance of waters where trhey are found.
Jun 28, 2022 00:57:02 #
CRKfish wrote:
Are they an invasive species? Are they any good to eat?
The WV DNR doesn't consider them invasive. (they're considered natIve here in VA though). They're sure fun to catch--put up a more aggressive fight than LMB from my experience. But I've heard they're poor tablefare so I've never kept one.
Jun 28, 2022 02:12:35 #
Wv mike wrote:
We don’t see these very often.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
I thought that's what I was seeing is a Dog fish, don't have those down here
Jun 28, 2022 06:21:58 #
Whitey wrote:
I've never caught one mike 😳 What are you fishing marinas and backwater off of lake Erie
East Harbor is where he’s fishing. Best bass spot on Erie.
Jun 28, 2022 06:22:59 #
Wv mike wrote:
We don’t see these very often.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
Got it on a bitsy bug. The bass bite was decent today after the wind laid down some. Started out with white caps kinda ruff in my 16’ fisher. The top water bite was a no go didn’t try. Did some drop shot and some Texas rigging. Best baits was zoom worm pumpkin chartreuse on Texas rig. And a gulp minnow the color was water melon Perl on the drop shot. The picture is of bowfin. AKA dog fish. Or mud fish. I thought it was a giant bass when it hit.
Neat catch Mike, I’ve never caught one but have heard they hit and fight like freight trains.
Jun 28, 2022 06:26:40 #
What's strange is catching Flying fish in the Arkansas river and flying softshells in Brazos River in Dallas Texas, these turtle's fly out of the water and take flight like a duck 🦆 I kid y'all not!
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