Nick Jacob Is The 2012 Grand Champion!!!

25"

Surprisingly with the early spring this was the only fish entered this year.  Nick's fish was caught in late March on a Beetle Spin.  Congratulations Nick!!!

Reporting Deadline Extended

Attention- Bowfin catches must be reported by 11:59PM June 17th to be eligible for this years Grand Championship.  That is this Sunday.

Thank You

Mike's Dogfish

I got this fin at a lake in the Alexandria Area.  It wasn't measured, so it's not entered in the Championship.

1st Entry of the Year

This guy was caught a month ago on a rainbow Beetle Spin by Nick Jacob.

Thompson's Bowfin Battle

This was taken by Mike last year.  It just took me forever to get it posted.

A Couple of Pictures from Facebook

Brady Lai sent this pictures to the Minnesota Bowfin Club Facebook Page.

The first is an iced fin.

The second ate his frog and ripped the thumb off of his cut resistant glove.

Bowfin Pictures from 2011

20+"

Eric Jelsma caught this fish at Farm Island Lake.

20+"

Dogfish caught at G.E.M. Fishing Camp by a camper

Caught by Gordon Merek at Cedar Lake by Upsala

Landed a Beauty- But It's Ineligible for the Championship

27+ inches

She was three to four inches past my 24 inch board.  Hit on just a little piece of torn up minnow I was using to catch sunfish and crappie with at Platte/Sullivan Lakes.  Fought for about 10 minutes on 4lb Fireline.  Because the minnow is dead bait it's not allowed for the Grand Championship Tournament.  It was released of course.

Bowfin Blogged by The Outer Edge

The Most Underrated Freshwater Fish is an interesting read, for instance, I learned bowfin are prolific carp eaters.

Whitefish Fin!

This bowfin was caught by Clint Lanzen's cousin Kyle in the Whitefish Chain earlier this year in May. He got it on jig with red plastic worm.