Southeast Texas sloughs, oxbows, bayous and rivers can fairly vibrate with a primeval energy that either fascinates or intimidates human visitors to swamps. On a fishing trip earlier this month to one ...

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One reason why we love living in the Lowcountry is the wide variety of fish species that call this area home. A native species that doesn’t always seem to get the respect it deserves is the bowfin ...

Pop quiz. Pick the best answer or answers. You have 30 seconds. Go. A bowfin is: 1) A freshwater fish so ugly it’s a mercy they’re uncommon. They have a prehistoric body style unchanged by Mother ...