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- I don’t use a paddle to row.
- Instead, I just go with the flow.
- You’ll be shocked how big I can grow.
- My size might make you say, “Whoa!”
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Paddlefish
In spring, mama paddlefish lay eggs on gravel bars in rivers. Each mom lays up to 200,000 tiny black eggs, which stick to rocks. Baby paddlefish hatch in nine days, and it takes about three weeks for them to grow their namesake snouts. Dams keep paddlefish from swimming upstream to spawn, so many in Missouri are grown in hatcheries. Paddlefish can live over 30 years, grow over 7 feet, and weigh over 150 pounds.
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Artist – Matt Byrde
Photographer – Noppadol Paothong
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Photographer – Noppadol Paothong
Photographer – David Stonner
Designer – Marci Porter
Art Director – Ben Nickelson
Editor – Matt Seek
Subscriptions – Marcia Hale
Magazine Manager – Stephanie Thurber