Paddlefish are one of the oldest and strangest-looking fish species on the continent. Also know as spoonbills, these cartilaginous vestiges of the Cretaceous Period can live 50 years or longer and ...

WEST FARGO — For many, the other side of the window in May is a path to the first tulips and annual flowers emerging, spotting the first baby goose or even swatting a mosquito. Gardens are planned and ...

The Chinese paddlefish and its close relatives have been around for at least 200 million years. The species, reaching up to 23 feet in length, survived unimaginable changes and upheavals, such as the ...

An eight-person crew of bowfishermen taken an annual trip to Western Kentucky, and this June they were fishing from three boats. They were having a successful week targeting carp, gar, and paddlefish ...

Sure, Montana has long been known for its impressive dinosaur fossils, but did you know that you can fish for a living, breathing dinosaur in two of the state’s renowned rivers? It may sound like ...

The paddlefish season in Montana is a big deal for anglers, drawing folks from all over to snag these prehistoric giants from the state’s iconic rivers. For 2025, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) ...

Paddlefish that were stocked in West Okoboji Lake. (DNR photo) The Iowa DNR stocked 2,000 paddlefish in West Lake Okoboji one year ago in an effort to bring them back to what had been a native habitat ...