Snakehead Found in the Rock

  • jeff-patrick
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    Fort Atkinson, WI
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    September 25, 2003 at 11:09 pm #257835

    Thanks for the update. It’s hard enough to compete with all these anglers lately. Now I have to compete with a snakeheads.

    jeff-patrick
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    Fort Atkinson, WI
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    September 27, 2003 at 12:34 pm #257466

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    cbarten
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    September 29, 2003 at 12:17 pm #259705

    hey jeff,
    i cuaght one of those damn things in the river in fort…i was told it was a dogfish…damn it. any word on the dnr is doing? i killed the one i caught. it is in my freezer as cutbait for cats. damn damn damn
    if you hear anything let me know.damn

    jeff-patrick
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    Fort Atkinson, WI
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    September 29, 2003 at 3:23 pm #257820

    Have’nt heard any thing lately. Sure glad that you killed the one you caught. I’m sure the DNR would be interested in the one you have or just to hear where you caught it. Fishing was slow for me this weekend. Never caught a walleye. You sure would think they would start biting soon. Water temp was 57 to 60.

    jeff-patrick
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    Fort Atkinson, WI
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    September 30, 2003 at 1:36 am #276882

    Here’s a better picture, same as what J posted.

    jeff-patrick
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    Fort Atkinson, WI
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    September 30, 2003 at 9:02 pm #277011

    I caught one of these snakehead at the mouth at Blackhawk Island this morning. I could’nt believe it, at least there’s one less in the river now.

    jeff-patrick
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    Fort Atkinson, WI
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    October 1, 2003 at 2:03 am #256714

    After doing some more reading on this fish, I think mine could have been a bowfin because it didn’t have the colors like a snakehead but everything else was the same.

    cbarten
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    October 1, 2003 at 2:16 am #277008

    the dnr said the way to id the fish is by the fin configuration. i dug up my garden to try to find any of the fish that was left but it is long gone. if you want the contact # let me know. they are talking about coming out with some kind of guide to let people know the difference. when they found this fish down south everyone got it cofused with bowfin or a dogfish whatever you want to call it. what a week…i’ve had more contact with the dnr this week than i’ve had my whole life…

    jeff-patrick
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    Fort Atkinson, WI
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    October 1, 2003 at 3:38 am #277042

    One of the papers showed this one.

    lenny_jamison
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    Bay City , WI
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    October 1, 2003 at 4:20 am #277047

    Bowfins always have an olive colored spot just up from their tail. Snakeheads do not have this spot. bowfins also lack the yellowish streaking that the snakehead has.

    Gator Hunter

    lenny_jamison
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    Bay City , WI
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    October 1, 2003 at 4:25 am #277048

    This is a picture of a bowfin(dogfish).

    lenny_jamison
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    Bay City , WI
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    October 1, 2003 at 4:27 am #277049

    This is a picture of a northern snakehead. Note the lack of the spot just up from the tail.

    cbarten
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    October 2, 2003 at 12:29 am #277199

    thanks for posting those pics, it also shows how the fins are different. that should help people id the fish.

    hard-water
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    Milwaukee, WI
    Posts: 160
    October 5, 2003 at 2:58 pm #277676

    How’s the fish’n on the ROCK doing lately. Coming over this week and would like to see some reports. Good luck out there……..

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