Ron Kyls' plastic worm had just settled gracefully between two clumps of reeds growing on an Orange Lake bank when he suddenly tensed and forcefully set the hook. A split-second later, his graphite ...

Pity the poor mudfish. It readily eats live bait, dead bait and lures, fights hard and can exceed 20 pounds. Yet everybody from bass pros to bank fishermen despises mudfish. Properly known as a bowfin ...

There are two main ways to get a Mudfish: catch it or buy it. If you want to buy one, just head to the Market Board. Fortunately, you can usually get this common fish there for a cheap price. But if ...

University of Canterbury researchers studying Westland mudfish have witnessed a life and death struggle that sheds new light on how species may survive extreme conditions, gaining the attention of the ...

FISH DEBATE: Steve “Pops” Gawroriski, 80, from Daytona Beach Shores asked about the difference between freshwater mudfish and flathead catfish. According to Capt. Bryn Rawlins at Highland Park Fish ...

Officials were told approving a land sale to a mining company could "very likely" cause further losses to a native species already on the brink of extinction, documents show. Although the company was ...

IMPROVED METHODS of managing catfish (hito) and mudfish (dalag) nurseries are expected to improve production of the two types of fish, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said in a statement. The DA ...

Trout and eels make way for mudfish Three underwater iron structures send out electric pulses to discourage trout from moving upstream — where they would otherwise prey on the mudfish. This has ...

A new report shows serious concerns remain for the continued existence of the native Canterbury mudfish, which is on the brink of extinction. Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage released the New ...

An Auckland Council team has found a small breeding colony of black mudfish in Helensville. Source: Emma Baker Underneath a tree, in the swampy waters of a pond at the bottom of a valley, New Zealand ...

Waterway restoration on a farm near Timaru has helped bring about the return of endangered mudfish. Photo / Department of Conservation The kōwaro, or Canterbury mudfish, has been confirmed to be ...

The native Canterbury mudfish is on the brink of extinction, a new report says. Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage released the New Zealand Threat Classification System report on freshwater fish on ...