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PADDLEFISH SNAGGING SEASON – 2014

Posted on April 5, 2014 by admin

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 →

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Paddlefish – Trophy Fish – 3 snapshots circa 1940

Posted on December 5, 2013 by admin

              These were likely taken in the American South – perhaps Mississippi or Louisiana.  The man in the boat is holding an unbaited trot line. Paddlefish swim the waters with their mouths agape as … Continue reading →

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THE SHOVEL FISH RAG

Posted on March 6, 2013 by admin

Sheet Music , 1908 Most often known as the paddlefish, Polydon Spathula, this cartoonish looking fish also been called Spoonbill cat, Shovelbuild cat, Duck-Bill cat, and Spadefish. It’s an image that evokes mirth. Hernando de Soto was the first European … Continue reading →

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PADDLEFISH (SPOONBILLS) AT OSCEOLA

Posted on October 30, 2012 by admin

Trophy Paddlefish This looks to be taken below the Osceola Dam which was removed when Truman Dam and Reservoir was built. While the primary paddlefish spawning beds were over gravel bars between Osceola and Warsaw, paddlefish on spawning runs would … Continue reading →

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