PA Fisherman 72 years young
Aug 2, 2019 14:12:44 #
Hi, I have fished all my life, want to catch a bowfin (bucket list) in Pennsylvania. Need info on Geneva Marsh have canoe gwhnk@msn.com love this site, very interesting reading tight lines to all Joe
Aug 2, 2019 14:29:12 #
Welcome to the Forum, Gwf. Is the bowfin the same as a dogfish or eelpout? If it is, why would you want it on you bucket list? Most people try to keep them off their hook here in MN.
Aug 2, 2019 14:32:55 #
Yes it is also called mud fish, and dogfish.I have caught every fish in PA except this one and a fresh water drum, so I would like to complete the list Joe
Aug 2, 2019 14:51:07 #
fishrmans
Loc: Waushara Cnty Wisconsin and Port Charlotte Fl
Eelpout (fresh water cod) and dogfish (bowfin) are two completely different fish.
Aug 2, 2019 14:57:19 #
Yes you are right, I only meant to refer to the dogfish question, sorry I wasn't clear. As the bowfin goes by mudfish, dogfish, swampmuskie, grinnell, and probably a dozen more like the Crappie does get a little confusing thanks for the reply
Aug 2, 2019 15:57:07 #
fishrmans
Loc: Waushara Cnty Wisconsin and Port Charlotte Fl
I never tried to eat a dogfish but they do put up a hellova fight. Now the eelpout, or as we called them in Wi. Lawyers, are a very slimy slippery fish and most people don’t keep them but they are very good eating when skinned and gutted. Flesh is very white and tasty. A few taverns in our area would serve them Friday’s and call them poor mans lobster. We used to buy them from the DNR in February when they were spawning under the ice and they would net them. We Paid 3 cents a pound. We would buy 100 pounds at a time.
Aug 2, 2019 16:04:46 #
Thanks for the reply, I have read that they do fight really well. Hopefully I will find out.
Aug 2, 2019 19:17:08 #
fishrmans wrote:
I never tried to eat a dogfish but they do put up ... (show quote)
Funny but calling them Mudfish....Lawyers in WI?...is a slimy joke!...used to catch them when I was a kid...on a stick n string n hooked worm on the ground in the water logged rice paddies....most Asians love mudfish ...indeed a staple there n. savory delicious too.. Grilled mudfish is .near heaven as they say!.....Tight Lines....Good Luck!
Aug 2, 2019 19:58:40 #
Very interesting, how different things are around the world. Thanks for replying,
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