Progress for Paddlefish 

I certainly hope this works. I'd love to see paddlefish become self sustaining in Texas' waters.

omg Paddlefish are so cool. I really hope their numbers keep improving. I hope I get to see one with my own eyes one day.

The Chinese paddlefish has been declared extinct since 2019. Leaving the American paddlefish as the only paddlefish left. I want to work for the USFWS to save and protect these fish.

By far my favorite fish to catch by hand or snag. It dont matter the size of the fish, what matters most is the size of the fight in the fish. Ive experienced many fights with this breed. They can reek havoc on a pole & reel. Ive snagged many 60-90lbs. Me & buddy of mine found a pool of them shortly after the gates were closed at the dam close to where we live. This was our first time jumpin in the pool with them. What a blast it was to play with these fish. Theyre very hard to catch by hand, but the level of fun ya have, cant be compared to anything. Jus when ya think ya got em, ya find out ya dont. These fish shoot off like bullets when ya touch em, which makes it even more fun to try & catch them. Speaking from experience, if yall do go catch spoonies by hand, wear atleast 2-3 layers of shirts or ya will have welts on top of welts. They know how to use those tails very well if ya know what I mean. For the record. Both me & my buddy caught absolute monsters by hand. We weighed & released. We both caught a fish in excess of 120lbs. The girth of 1 that size is comparable to a fully inflated beach ball. Yall have fun playing with these fish, they really are a blast to play with no matter how ya play with them

I used to catch these all the time by accident up in Missouri while targeting catfish, they are legal but have a vary short seasonal window. I always just released them though regardless.

great video great to see tp&w saving fish for our future

Awesome great job 👍

It would be neat if hormonal sensors could be placed in the tag with a wireless transmitter that could be picked up by the boat. In that way you wouldn't have to touch the fish again and might get some more indicators of "reproductive information."

The paddlefish was outlawed in Alabama 20+ years ago and they're huge numbers of them in the Alabama River. We always called them spoonbills and I caught some huge ones before they were outlawed.

Cool!

One time I jumped on its front and it’s not a paddle

Incorrect water flow? that's a paddlin'

Oh waw shocking the fish is not harmful

Yo I'm in stock me up with paddlefish

Paddle fish is only protected in Texas not Oklahoma its not a endangered species but it is a money maker for the game wardens in Texas.

Should make sure, not end up on table by so called fishmen.

“We electrocuted the fish I to unconsciousness. This doesn’t harm the fish.” - lol k

I hope these ancient fish can one day be put in river in China where is already extinct due to polution and dam buildings.

So fishermen can snag them with a treble hook😢 come on what's happening to catch n release yes n no the fish are just fish IDK it's sad to think about but maybe there is a positive outcome for the ecology side n happy for a fishermen I have seen a man catch a paddle fish on a goob of worms before and I thought they wouldn't take a bait if fishermen will just catch there limit n not get greedy they pay for the sport thru fishing licenses I hope mother nature will take care of the rest