Although once common in Iowa's bayous along the Mississippi River, anglers have not seen longear sunfish in the state for more than eight decades. The fish's long absence may have ended this month however, after employees at the Fairport Fish Hatchery captured what scientists believe could be a longear. “If this proves to be a longear sunfish it will be the first time since 1932 the species has been positively identified in Iowa,” said Iowa Department of Natural Resrouces fisheries technician Adam Thiese in a
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