Our first paddlefish got to about 2' long (from 11"-12" when stocked 2-3 years earlier) before it died during a fish kill.

We currently have one in each of our two ponds; I don't expect to see them again until they die. I think you'd have to snag one by accident to catch them. But we think they are neat.

"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever."
-S. M. Stirling
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