FLATHEAD weekend!!!

[Mark B.]

Tried to attach photo, but couldn't.

Send me (mark.boriek@dep.nj.gov) an email & I will forward photo.

Mark

[FASTEDDIE29]

Here's a pic of the 43 lb Flathead next to a 22 inch Bowfin for all the fellas that were asking for a pic. I'm guessing this Flathead was caught further south than where I fish. I say that because the angler caught a Bowfin in the same area. Great looking fish without a doubt. Photo courtesy of Mark B. over at the Lebanon lab. Thanx for the pic!

[Mark B.]

I forgot,..........angler said he caught it from his boat near Belvidere, NJ.

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29

Here's a pic of the 43 lb Flathead next to a 22 inch Bowfin for all the fellas that were asking for a pic. I'm guessing this Flathead was caught further south than where I fish. I say that because the angler caught a Bowfin in the same area. Great looking fish without a doubt. Photo courtesy of Mark B. over at the Lebanon lab. Thanx for the pic!

That catfish is amazing!

I agree. I'm not sure the fish was really caught in Belvidere if he was concurrently catching Bowfin. That's more of a South Jersey thing.

From the videos I've seen posted on Youtube, the Flatheads seem to be doing well in the Schuykill River area.

Thanks for the picture Mark.


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[Mark B.]

I’ve known the angler for years. He was fishing from his boat @ Belvidere.

And, Bowfins are present in the river, from the tidal freshwater through NY State.

In the mid-1990's PA mistakenly stocked Flatheads in Blue Marsh Reservoir which flows to the Schuylkill R. Yes, they are established there, & have since moved in to the main stem Delaware R.

[Delawareriver]

From my experience bowfishing I can definitely say there are large flatheads as far north as the water gap, I saw a eat 35lb flathead in the Belvidere section two years ago that could definitely be this fish. With that said out if a couple thousand hours looking at fish in the clear water of the Delaware while bowfishing I have never seen a bowfin in the delaware north of the tidal section but have seen them in Columbia lake so very possible of a bowfin in the area just extremely rare in my opinion

[Mark B.]

Angler with the same fish.