Quote Originally Posted by slowride View Post
I caught a bowfin took a pic and also googled it, and it did reveal it was a bowfin. Lake Wawasee in Indiana, it said it was a prehistoric fish and dnr said i should have killed it on the spot?? I released it back, but it was a mean looking fish.
I would be VERY VERY surprised if DNR said to kill any native fish on the spot. Amia calva have been in North American waters for millions and millions of years, no reason why they shouldnt be here now. Other fish have done just fine with them LONG before humans even fished their waters.


That is unless Lake Wawasee is a man made fisheries that is being managed for a certain purpose that would be hurt by the presence of bowfin.