Angling for Paddlefish in Montana is a Test of Patience with Big Rewards

The American Paddlefish has inhabited the Mississippi River Basin for over 300 million years- 50 million years before the appearance of the dinosaurs! Unfortunately, paddlefish populations have been in rapid decline due to habitat loss and other human-related factors. Once bountiful in Caddo Lake, paddlefish began to disappear after changes were made to the watershed, particularly the construction of Lake O’ the Pines dam in 1959. Conservation efforts to restore paddlefish to Caddo Lake began in

The Paddlefish: Primitive Fish Inspiring Future Technology - Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee

Native Paddlefish have been reintroduced into the Iowa Great Lakes

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