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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Chinese Paddlefish, Vanished Cousin of the American Paddlefish
As paddlefish snagging season nears its end in Missouri, we pay tribute to the its closest cousin, the Chinese paddlefish, (Psephurus gladius), which is likely now extinct. In the not-too-long-ago but far-away genre of story telling is the tale of … Continue reading
The Peak that Pike didn’t summit
Recently I rode the Manitou and Pike’s Peak Cog Railway to the top of the mountain that Zebulon M. Pike didn’t summit on his 1806 expedition – although it bears his name. It was a chilly, overcast late winter/early spring … Continue reading
PADDLEFISH SNAGGING SEASON – 2014
Big treble hooks and heavy line are splashing into lakes and rivers of the Osage and Missouri river systems as fisherman hope to haul in some of the hatchery-raised descendants of Osage River paddlefish. The 2014 spring snagging season runs … Continue reading