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The article focuses on the bowfin, one of the last remaining survivor of a family of fishes that once thrived in parts of North America and Europe. Bowfin is seen widely throughout southern Ontario, but not in Lake Superior and northward. The bowfin feeds on almost anything and is a stalking predator. It can breath air through its swim bladder and can tolerate warm water. It is said to have a life span of 30 years.

The article features bowfin or dogfish in Ontario. It states that bowfin is a unique species that represents the only living member of a primitive family of fishes capable of assimilating atmospheric oxygen. It infers that they are 18 to 24 inches and 1 to 4 pounds. It mentions that bowfin are spring spawners with typical peak breeding occurring in late May to early June 2009.