Bowfin

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What is a Bowfin?

Bowfin

Science Name: Amia calva
Other Names: mudfish, mud pike, dogfish, grindle, blackfish, cottonfish, swamp bass, cypress trout
World Record: 21 lbs. 8 ounces SC
Environment: lakes
Techniques: light tackle
Range: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana

   

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