Spawning of bowfin occurs when water temps reach about 16-19oC. In Wisconsin
that is about late May to early June. Further South that will, obviously, be
earlier. When I was in Georgia, it occurred in Okeefenokee Swamp in Mid-March
to April. In the Upper Midwest Bowfin spawn between the time Largemouth Bass
and bluegill family members spawn. Hope this helps.
Henryt
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Quoting deanmarkley-in-comcast.net:
> Thanks Dave, that is just the kind of feedback I am looking for. So, when is
> the spawning season?
>
> --
> Dean A. Markley
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: dlmcneely-in-lunet.edu
> > I can't speak-in-all for Arkansas or Mississippi regarding the juvenile
> > bowfin. You will miss most Oklahoma bowfin range following the route
> > you mentioned, which sounds like I-40. However, a bit south of there,
> > in the Poteau R. basin, near the towns of Poteau and Heavener, there
> > are good backwaters adjacent to highways runnng roughly N-S across the
> > basin. This is a mountainous area, but the elevation is low, and the
> > Poteau R. valley is more like SE Mississippi embayment than uplands.
> >
> > If you want to be more certain of finding bowfin, go further south, to
> > the Little R. basin around Idabel and toward Texas. There, you'll be
> > in oxbow and swamp environments with expansive flood plains.
> >
> > Won't you be a bit early for juvenile bowfins, though, unless you are
> > talking about yearlings?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > David L. McNeely, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
> > Langston University; P.O. Box 1500
> > Langston, OK 73050; email: dlmcneely-in-lunet.edu
> > telephone: (405) 466-6025; fax: 405) 466-3307
> > home page http://www.lunet.edu/mcneely/index.htm
> >
> > "Where are we going?" "I don't know, are we there yet?"
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: deanmarkley-in-comcast.net
> > Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 8:13 am
> > Subject: NANFA-L-- Bowfin along Rt 40?
> > > OK, end of May, the wife and I will be driving the HUMMER from PA
> > > to AZ to see my older son. I am seeing an opportunity here on
> > > the way back to do some collecting (assuming the wife agrees).
> > >
> > > So, my question is: Where might I find juvenile bowfin along my
> > > return route? The route is Rt 40 from Flagstaff through NM,
> > > through TX panhandle, then OK, AR, and across the Mississippi into
> > > Tennessee and finally up Rt 81 through VA.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts, suggestions?
> > >
> > > Dean
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dean A. Markley
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