Bull Shoals Lake is renowned for its monster striped bass, largemouth bass and delicious walleye.
Straddling the Missouri and Arkansas border, it's a great lake to whet a youngster's appetite for a day or night of family fishing.
But a recent catch by two bowfishermen is sending some shock waves through fisheries biologists. The 45-pound fish they're examining is known for devouring huge swaths of lake zooplankton — tiny creatures that are the cornerstones of the game fish food chain in Bull Shoals Lake.
This invasive fish gets so big it has few natural predators and could potentially disrupt the plankton food chain that supplies anglers with trophy game fish.