Ben Erb is a lifelong fisherman and Minnesotan who likes catching bass and walleyes just as much as the next guy. But his secret passion is targeting what others might call “rough fish,” hardy but ...

Frank Hubert Jr. with the state-record bowfin he caught in December; Hubert caught the fish on a custom lure that his nephew made. Photos courtesy Frank Hubert Jr. Frank Hubert Jr. had been watching ...

The New York State department of Environmental Conservation has featured the bowfin as its species spotlight. Its scientific name is amia calva and its nicknames are dogfish or mudfish. The current ...

Frank Hubert Jr. had been watching the New Jersey weather carefully in mid-December. It had been unseasonably warm for several days, with temperatures rising into the mid-50s. “I knew that warm ...