bowfin

[Chrisper4694]

the third in a trifecta of first time caught species for me this year is the bowfin. not much information on them for NJ, but i've found some stuff. I think i'll be trying friday at waway hoping the water temps there are still keeping the bowfin in aggressive mode rather than mid spawn.

as usual, any little experience anyone has had with them is appreciated.

[Kapfishing]

There is a website im going to try to find and post for you. Its all about them in jersey waters. Even maps and locations of where they were caught. Think its Bowfinhunters or something like that.

[The Birdman]

I was at waway on friday and Sunday- water temp is 67.
People get them on spinnerbaits burned around the weedlines next to the deep water

[muskynut]

I know they have been caught in Lake Waywayanda......

[Andrushkin33]

Website for reference:

http://www.bowfinanglers.com/nj.html

Andre

[bunker dunker]

the Delaware has bowfins.check around bulls island.

[NJ219bands]

I caught and released a male bowfin 4/13/2015 on a 1/32 oz jig and 2 lb test line in the secret spot. Check out my pics on //www.bowfinanglers.com

[Big Steve]

I saw another angler with one 2 years ago at Wayway. He told me it was a catfish . Looking a little closer it was no catfish. He didn't reveal any info and probably didn't know what it was.

[Basstrackerhp]

This is one I caught at WayWay a few years back
in my Yak what a fight thought I had a monster
LM caught him on a Frog.

[JDTuna]

Caught a lot of them while living in Florida. They fight much harder than a bass, and I used to target them. Bait wise, they will eat live or dead shiners readily. They will also strike most lures that bass will eat. They seem to like weedy, slow-moving backwaters.