In honor of National American Paddlefish Day, here are 5️⃣ fin-tastic facts about our fresh water friends! ⬇️ ⭐ American Paddlefish are the only species of paddlefish in the world. ⭐ According to fossil records, America Paddlefish lived in modern day North American about 300 million years ago! (Older than the dinosaurs!) 🤩🦖 ⭐ There are reports of some living 50 years or more! ⭐ American Paddlefish eat by swimming around with their mouths open. ⭐ While they usually tip the scales at a cool 40lb

48K views · 192 reactions | The spoonbill catfish weren’t biting so we tried just a bare hook | Keystone Lake Paddlefish Charters | Facebook

SPOONBILL SPAWNING: For the past two weeks, MDC staff have been spawning paddlefish – AKA spoonbills -- at Blind Pony Hatchery near Sweet Springs. Staff collected and spawned 18 paddlefish broodstock females and 15 broodstock males in March from Truman Lake and the Osage River below Bagnell Dam. The fertilized paddlefish eggs are placed in special jars and take about seven days to hatch. The fry are kept for about another seven days inside the hatchery in special tanks before they are moved outs

2.2K views · 40 reactions | Ralph Hawkins from American Patriot Long Range SportFishing will be on A Fishing Story with Ronnie Green tomorrow at 12:30pm EST on the Outdoor Channel. It will also air on Wednesday 9:30am and Friday 3:30pm. Don't miss it. #AFishingStory #RalphHawkins #LongRangeSportFishing #AFishingStorywithRonnieGreen #OffShoreFishing #OutdoorChannel #Fishing #AFishingStoryTVShow | A Fishing Story with Ronald Green | Facebook