World Record Paddlefish: Conspiracies, Genetics, and Advances in

Guest Author: Jason Schooley, Senior Fisheries Biologist, Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation The largest American Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) reported in the scientific literature is attributed to R. D. Vanderbeck, who took the fish by spear in Lake Okoboji, Iowa, in February 1916 (Nichols 1916). The fish’s length of 7’ 1” and girth of 45.5” were…

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Angler snags world-record paddlefish during snagging season

Possible world-record paddlefish skewered on Beaver Lake

Repeat spawner series: Fun Fish Festivals – The Fisheries Blog

Angler snags world record on Lake of the Ozarks during first-ever

World-record paddlefish caught at Lake of the Ozarks

First-Time Paddlefish Angler Snags Massive World Record in MO

World-record paddlefish caught at Lake of the Ozarks