Video: Paddlefish aka Spoonbill echo utilizing a Lowrance HDS LIVE fishfinder and ActiveTarget Live Sonar
New video by playak: Beaver Lake fishing guide and marine electronics expert captures the echo of this large paddlefish swimming below a school of shad.
The paddlefish is sharklike, with a greatly elongated, paddlelike snout. Overall color is bluish gray to blackish on the back, grading to white on belly. The snout in small individuals is more one-third of the fish’s total length. The mouth is large, lacks teeth (in adults), and is far back beneath the head. The eyes are small, positioned jus...