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<p>I've had a good year gar & bowfin fishing so far. Here are a few fishing shots, as well as underwater release photos. As I've mentioned before, I talk quite a bit about dino-fishing in my two new books, "Strong is the Current" and "The Ultimate Guide to Kayak Fishing". Enjoy. </p>
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great shots! thanks for sharing
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DavidG Blog: http://www.boundless-pursuit.com
Are those tasty looking gar and bowfin fish good eatin'? Looking for fish fry candidates
I spent half my money on fishing, gambling, alcohol, women and billiards. The other half I wasted.
Gar are good eating, bowfin I like too much to kill. From what I've heard though bowfin don't taste very good. Though I've also heard freshwater drum don't taste good which I have found to be untrue
2017: Total species (44), New (12)
2018: Total (94), New (50)
2019: Total (116), New (49)
2020: Total (63), New (9)
2021: Total (72), New (11)
2022: Total (151), New (59)
2023: Total (134), New (48)
2024: Total (139), New (38)
I don't eat them. The Lake Ontario watershed is pretty polluted and, even if it wasn't, I don't know that I would try. I've heard the same as Fishnerd about the taste and texture of bowfin. As for gar, I wouldn't be against killing one and trying it if they were from cleaner water, but those heavy-dute scales would make it a real pain to filet, I'm guessing. They have some impressive armor plating -- and slime!
Joel Spring
Author of "The Ghosts of Autumn" 2016 and "The Ultimate Guide to Kayak Fishing" 2017. New book in 2018, just released is "Strong is the Current: A Grieving Father's Meditations on Life, Loss and Fishing" (West River Media).
Those are some awesome underwater shots!
Fishn sure is neat
Nice, I luv catching Bowfin. I have right many videos on them.
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