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Amia calva · also mudfish
How to catch Bowfin
Bowfin feed in 55–92°F water and bite best at 68–84°F. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows them in 20 waters.
15 pts · trophy at 26"Feeds 55–92°FBest 68–84°FIn season nowLakeCanalPond / pitCreek / streamRiver
About
The mudfish: a living fossil with a long dorsal fin and a mouthful of teeth in every swamp and slough, that hits a bass lure like a bull and fights dirty. Nobody eats them. Everybody remembers them.
How to fish it
You catch them bass fishing. To target them, a chunk of cut bait on the bottom in a swampy canal. Pliers, always.
What it eats
live shinerscut baitspinnerbaitsanything a bass eats
What to fish it with
the sizes that fish itLeader10–20 lb fluorocarbon
Hook#2–3/0
Jig head1/8–1/2 oz
Braid10–30 lb
The rule
not confirmed hereNo size or bag limit — confirm at MyFWC.
The current rule →Where it is, month by month
PPeakSSpawningAArriving·AroundLLeaving
Fresh water by state