One of the frustrations of fish identification is that different fish are called a variety of common names. Sometimes it depends on who you ask. That may not be a problem unless you are a pointy-headed fisheries biologist. Then, calling the right fish by the right name is important. That does not necessarily mean a person has to go around spouting scientific names, but we can be a little bit “anal” about using the right names for the right fish. …
Read More »State Record Summary, 2016
At the end of each year I like to look back at the state record fish that were certified; kind of a “state record annual report”. It is time to do that again. . . . We had 13 different fish certified as state records in 2016. Surface Spear-fishing No fish taken by surface spear-fishing were submitted for state records in 2016. Bow-Fishing The bow-fishing state record category was busy in 2016; six bow-fishing records were awarded. In chronological order, …
Read More »State Record Update, Fall 2016
Time again for an update on the state record “front”. I have a handful to tell you about, plus another close call. This time most of the activity has been in the bowfishing category, but I have one underwater spearfishing record to report, and one rod & reel record. . . . Rod & Reel Nine-year old Alex Weinrich from Pierce was fishing up on the Missouri River in Cedar County on October 14 when he reeled in a new …
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