Smallmouth buffalo
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The smallmouth buffalo is a catostomid fish species native to the major tributaries and surrounding waters of the Mississippi River in the United States, as well as some other water systems where it h
FMIB 33324 Ictiobus bubalus (Rafinesque)
At Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery
In Illinois
Bowfishing
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Bowfishing is a fishing technique that uses specialized archery equipment to impale and retrieve fish. A bowfisher will use a bow or crossbow to shoot fish through the water surface with a barbed arro
Modern sport bowfishing often occurs at night, shown here on a specialized boat: raised bow platform with powerful floodlights to expose and attract fish during the placid condition of night, often with several bowfishers covering different sectors.
A modern bowfisher takes aim at spawning carp in an Iowa pond.
Bowfishing boats at the 2018 US Open Championship Tournament in Oklahoma. See Scarnecchia and Schooley (2020) for more details. Modern bowfishing exploits rapidly accelerating technologies to amass the most fish possible for sport killing, with the purpose of fish being discarded afterwards.
The Filipino Negritos traditionally used bows and arrows to shoot fish in clear water for subsistence.