I've been introduced to a couple really fun new species to target on a fly rod as the heat of summer picks up and the trout fishing turns off. One of them is the Bowfin -- they've been around since the dinosaurs.
Bowfin are characterized by a huge dorsal fin, and a complimentary huge appetite. Sight fishing for them is awesome as you creep through the shallows looking for that dorsal fin, treading water like a snake under the surface. They are top of the food chain predators, plain and simple, and once you find them will HAMMER a fly. No need to be stealthy, deal with long leaders or be delicate -- except when handling them, for your sake, not theirs. They can live out of water for a while, have teeth, and will bite. Watch those fingers.
Lake Champlain is a local resource that I really haven't taken a lot of advantage of, but that will be changing after going after these guys.
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