Snakehead

[JD7.62]

I beleive you are thinking of Mud fish a type of burbot in Florida, they do look like a snakehead but are native and not imported like the snake head.

"Mudfish" aka bowfin, dogfish, grinnel, grindel - Amia calva, are a fish native to the US and Canada east of the rockies inlcuding right here in KY. They are similiar in habits and feel the same niche as channa. However, Amia calva have been on Earth MUCH MUCH longer then Channa.

[DJD]

Those snakehead videos are unreal. Man those fish are bad news. Funny how they attack from the rear most of the time. I guess they eat the tail first so the victim can't swim away?

[JD7.62]

Unlike most perciformes, channa have teeth and powerful jaws. They do not have the large but relatively weak mouths like most perciformes such as bass who are forced to capture and swallow prey head first (to avoid getting stuck if their prey is another fish). Channa can afford to take out small chunks of its meal. Saying that, these videos are very unrealistic of how they naturally act. Typically their meals consist of small bite sized fish, inverts, amphibians, etc. They will only attack larger prey under extreme circumstances when they have no other choice.

Oh and I forgot to mention that bowfin are not related to burbot. Bowfin are the sole remaining survivor in its genus. Burbot believe it or not are related to the saltwater Codfish!

[DJD]

Caught many Mudfish in Florida and they are fun to catch. They roll alot once they get to the surface but they fight good.

[JD7.62]

Ive been trying to find a spot to catch some bowfin around here myself. I cant seem to find any place in the L'ville area with confirmed bowfin catches!

[RICHYD4U]

About four years ago I caught a bowfin out of a local pond. I had never seen one before in my life, being originally from the west United States. I went home that day and googled up pics of fish to try and figure out what it was I had caughten. The first pic that popped up was a pic of a snakehead, and I though "man that is it!" LOL! For years I though I had caughten a snakehead. Thanks to the fellas on this forum, I found out that it was indeed a bowfin. Ugly buggers! lol!

[slowride]

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.

[JD7.62]

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.

[mhall]

"Mudfish" aka bowfin, dogfish, grinnel, grindel - Amia calva, are a fish native to the US and Canada east of the rockies inlcuding right here in KY. They are similiar in habits and feel the same niche as channa. However, Amia calva have been on Earth MUCH MUCH longer then Channa.

I caught a 6lb plus grinnel out of Reelfoot lake once and that thing was uggggggly! I didn't even want to bring it in the boat as it was scaring my wife, lol.

[raincheck]

I speared a burbot(Science Name: Lota lota Other Names: Ling, freshwater cod, dogfish, lush, loche, freshwater eel )in 1995.They are good too eat and only live in clean water.Its a bottom feeder.I had it mounted its 30in long and i'm not sure about the lbs.I caught my 1st one on a tipup in the dark and its so ugly.Any how i have a story too tell but not going too tell it online(x wife mite read)So if you want too know the rest of the story(lol)just ask me in person.Terry Adolph

[findingem]

Ran across this article while browsing. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-6114890.html

[slowride]

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.

DNR said it kills alot of the sportfish, it sounded kinda strange to me...but oh well. Lake Wawasee is a deep natural lake in northern Indiana, also KVD mentions fishing this lake several times in one of his books.