Snakehead 2024
BassinWill301 reply :
Funnnn stuff....... 
Caught it on an Xcalibur zell pop
Micro reply :
Did you keep it? I hear they are delicious.
BassinWill301 reply :
Nah i didn't, but my friend kept one that he caught and he said it was good.
DawsonH reply :
It is illegal not to kill it.
BassinWill301 reply :
Uhm....I did kill it. And plus I'm pretty sure there is no stopping them now so it hardly matters.
Slip Gun reply :
Actually I'm reasonably certain its ONLY illegal to not kill it if you keep it in your boat but your not legally required to kill it when caught from what I understand. However that being said, kill the scoundrels they are multiplying faster then termites. 
Oh right from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland fisheries
"What should someone do if they think they've found a snakehead fish?....
We have established an in-state toll-free hotline (1-800-770-4951) that anglers can use to report snakehead fish. This number is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Out-of-state callers should telephone (804) 367-1258. If you think you've caught a snakehead fish, please do not release it. Kill the fish by:
1. removing the head,
2. separating the gill arches from the body, or
3. removing the internal organs and put it on ice as quickly as possible.
Call the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries' hotline."
BassinWill301 reply :
Trust me its dead, and I will always kill them when i catch them..but I think its too far gone now.
Slip Gun reply :
I agree Bassin, now all we can do is try to keep them from getting everywhere by catching as many as we can 
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I never doubted you on if it was dead, I was just trying to figure out the actual legality of it.
What did you catch him on?
Dan: reply :
I had one follow my Spro frog in Mattawoman creek last night. So close!
RippinLips86 reply :
Doesn't VA pay a reward for them?
Slip Gun reply :
They did, then people started pulling them out by the dozen and it got too expensive. They ended the program.
BassinWill301 reply :
Haha yeah I caught this one in Mattawoman on an Xcalibur zell pop.
NewAngler reply :
how do you catch these fish?
what do you do with the corpse after you kill one?
why are they so bad for fisheries?
Paul Benner reply :
They're mean. They tear up anything they can get their mouths around. They lack a predator in these waters and they're an invasive species.
I believe they'll hit on anything another "game fish" will.
Best,
Paul
Dan: reply :
Quotehow do you catch these fish?what do you do with the corpse after you kill one?
why are they so bad for fisheries?
1)they can be caught on quite a few lures but the most success that I've read about have been topwaters.
2)whatever you want to do with it. throw it on the bank, in a trash can...but I would eat it. They are supposedly very much like tilapia.
3)they are invasive so there is always a concern about what they might do to a fishery. They were introduced illegally to the Potomac years ago and everyone got really scared and thought all the bass would die. It hasn't happened. They haven't had much of an affect at all on the Potomac. They have never found a bass in the belly of a snakehead.
Slip Gun reply :
This is a bit over done they cannot really walk on land. They really don't attack humans for the species we have. But its an interesting watch.
All you ever wanted to know about snakeheads 
NewAngler reply :
pretty vicious. i wouldnt mind catching one of those f-ers.
Slip Gun reply :
Well from everything ive read and found out from other fishermen, 1/4 oz white spin baits with white skirts and frogs are very effective. They stay in brush just like bass so if you start fishing the lillypads in the Potomac you should find some.
They hit on everything a bass does though.
Dan: reply :
They will stay in less oxygenated water than bass. That means you can find them in algae choked areas and shallower areas where bass are less likely to be.
Micro reply :
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries released excerpts from their study on them. Among the interesting observations were:
1) They have not affected the bass population.
2) The prefer very shallow, very weedy, less oxygenated water.
3) Their primary prey is killifish, a small soft rayed fish.
4) Most of the largest fish captured bore wounds from osprey attacks.
5) A sport fishery has grown around them with some guides offering snakehead excursions.
I wish they weren't there. But it could be worse. In fact, they seem to have made things a little more interesting.
Rebel Angler reply :
well not hurtin the bass population is a good thing
Thai reply :
Quotewell not hurtin the bass population is a good thing
they might actually be good for the bass population since they spawn 5 times a year with each spawn having close to thousands of fry and with their fast growth they and make great snacks for the greenies!
dave reply :
I caught a big one in the Mattawoman creek flipping the pads. Best flipping fish ever. It came flying out of the pads at least two feet airborne.
Thai reply :
Yeah gotta love it when they jump like that, it's amazing how powerful they are
SWMIBASSER reply :
While an introduced predator surely can have an effect on a fishery, and I totally understand concern over an invasive species....
There is probably some overreaction to this fish.
Reminds me of the misinformation about Musky, and how some folks think all they do is eat walleye and other game fish.
stupid brim reply :
What part of the country are these fish found in? and and how big do they get?
LHC - Bank Robber reply :
There all over the potomac river, not sure how big they get but the biggest one I got was about as long as a yard stick.
endless reply :
slip gun,
that episode was on last night too! i watched a lil bit of it.
RobbyZ5001 reply :
QuoteThey will stay in less oxygenated water than bass. That means you can find them in algae choked areas and shallower areas where bass are less likely to be.
My concern would be where they go in different seasons. I have noticed it as well that they are in less oxygenated waters the majority of the time.
Thai reply :
QuoteQuoteThey will stay in less oxygenated water than bass. That means you can find them in algae choked areas and shallower areas where bass are less likely to be.My concern would be where they go in different seasons. I have noticed it as well that they are in less oxygenated waters the majority of the time.
During the colder months they will slow down their metabolism, bury themselves in the mud and go into hibernation, they will also do this during droughts in Asia.
Bassn Blvd reply :
We gottem everywhere down here in S. Florida.
Captain Shane Procell reply :
QuoteWe gottem everywhere down here in S. Florida.
I heard that but I have still yet to see or catch one. Just a matter of time before they move into my home water. Hopefully they won't get out of controll like the cyclids, oscars and peacocks.
Thai reply :
QuoteQuoteWe gottem everywhere down here in S. Florida.I heard that but I have still yet to see or catch one. Just a matter of time before they move into my home water. Hopefully they won't get out of controll like the cyclids, oscars and peacocks.
lol ocsars and peacocks are both cichlids, there are a bunch of bullseyes in Broward/Dade area
b.Lee reply :
Nasty looking fish
Captain Shane Procell reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteWe gottem everywhere down here in S. Florida.I heard that but I have still yet to see or catch one. Just a matter of time before they move into my home water. Hopefully they won't get out of controll like the cyclids, oscars and peacocks.
lol ocsars and peacocks are both cichlids, there are a bunch of bullseyes in Broward/Dade area
Thank you for adressing the technical correction. Down here in florida when we catch a Cichla ocellaris, we don't refer to them as a cichlid. And when we catch a Cichlasoma uropthalmus, we don't refer to them as a peacock.
Thai reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteWe gottem everywhere down here in S. Florida.I heard that but I have still yet to see or catch one. Just a matter of time before they move into my home water. Hopefully they won't get out of controll like the cyclids, oscars and peacocks.
lol ocsars and peacocks are both cichlids, there are a bunch of bullseyes in Broward/Dade area
Thank you for adressing the technical correction. Down here in florida when we catch a Cichla ocellaris, we don't refer to them as a cichlid. And when we catch a Cichlasoma uropthalmus, we don't refer to them as a peacock.
Im sorry I didnt mean for it to come off sounding dickish and if you took any offence to im again I'm sorry i was just saying, I'm a fish keeping hobbyist also, and it just carries over from the other boards :-[
NewAngler reply :
It was dickish.
Send the man a card!
Captain Shane Procell reply :
QuoteIt was dickish.Send the man a card!
It's all good ;D
Thai reply :
QuoteQuoteIt was dickish.Send the man a card!
It's all good ;D
Phew good, I wouldnt have felt comfortable asking for your address after that ;D
.dsaavedra. reply :
lol, dickish. i like that word. ;D
Thai reply :
Quotelol, dickish. i like that word. ;D
June MFK florida trip, you should come, I'm flying down with Li
.dsaavedra. reply :
dude i wish! i got NO money, and i doubt my parents would let me go to florida anyway...
Thai reply :
Quotedude i wish! i got NO money, and i doubt my parents would let me go to florida anyway...
June's awhile away man save up haha, i think last years tickets were around 170 each way if not round trip and if so thats super cheap
.dsaavedra. reply :
ehhh i'll be going off to college next fall, i'm sure i'll be busy over the summer.
what goes on at the meets anyway?
Thai reply :
Quoteehhh i'll be going off to college next fall, i'm sure i'll be busy over the summer.what goes on at the meets anyway?
Lots of fishing
Eternal Angler reply :
They are the most hideas looking fish ever, definitely remind me of a bowfin. But, these fish are so much more agressive. I remember seeing one in a fish tank tear apart a largemouth bass on YouTube, really a sad site to see. I hope these scoundrels don't enter the lake where I am, we already have to worry about asian carp.
Eternal Angler reply :
QuoteDid you keep it? I hear they are delicious.
I heard the same, it's probably because they eat everything in the lake. I can't wait to try one!
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