We have dinosaurs swimming in the Midwest. Paddlefish fossils date from 65 million years ago. They’re native to North America and once flourished in the Mississippi and Missouri watersheds. Today, ...

REPORTS FROM BEAVER LAKE AND WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH HIS HEAD WHILE FIGHTING THE MASSIVE FISH. <> CHRIS CANTRELL HAD ONLY BEEN SPEARFISHING FOR AROUND 2 AND A HALF MONTHS, BUT THIS PAST LABOR DAY ...

(Gray News) - An angler reeled in a world-record paddlefish at the Lake of the Ozarks on Sunday. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, Chad Williams caught a 164-pound, 13-ounce ...

Paddlefish may not be at the front of mind for most Kansans, but they’re a big deal for the state’s fisheries biologists and local anglers. Ranking as one of the ...

LaVern Gross leaned back against the weight of a big paddlefish fighting in the current of the Missouri River and groaned. "My forearms are screaming," laughed Gross, his 10-foot pole bent deeply. A ...

Unlike fly fishing or the tried-and-true method of simply casting a line, paddlefish are typically caught using a technique ...