Snakehead in the Upper Chesapeake

joppaj · Aug 4, 2015

From the MD Fishing Facebook page:

While surveying for largemouth bass on 7/30, the Tidal Bass Program caught this northern snakehead in a small cove of the Susquehanna Flats. This is the first confirmed report of a snakehead reaching the upper Chesapeake Bay. On the western shore of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, the species has been caught in Potomac River, Patuxent River, Rhode River, and Patapsco River. The fish was skinny, a male, and had nothing in its gut. It was caught in a thick patch of Hydrilla. Earlier this week, MD DNR also received a report from an angler who had caught another snakehead in this area. People who capture snakeheads are encouraged to harvest the animal to slow their spread and minimize their impact to Maryland's natural resources. It is not certain whether the species is reproducing in the upper Chesapeake Bay.

Devonian · Aug 4, 2015

I've been wanting to catch one for a while now... Might have to start fishing that area more.

Mr H · Aug 4, 2015

For a second, I thought someone spotted Debbie Washyourhair-Schultz in Elkton...

babalou · Aug 4, 2015

Funny stuff right there

Mr H said:
For a second, I thought someone spotted Debbie Washyourhair-Schultz in Elkton...

Awesome LOL

:lol:

Bertfish · Aug 4, 2015

IIRC Delaware offers a bounty on them. I'd suddenly become interested in fishing if I could be pulling cash out of the water instead of stinky fish

Erno86 · Aug 4, 2015

Snakeheads are now past the Great Falls of the Potomac --- They skirted the Falls by migrating up the C&O Canal and thru outlet drains to the river.

Fire ants are reported to be at the doorstep of Southern Maryland.

outrider58 · Aug 4, 2015

Fire ants are great sprinkled over grilled snakehead! :yummy:

Mr H · Aug 4, 2015

babalou said:
Awesome LOL

That's one I can't take credit for...

Got it listening to Derek Hunter on WBAL radio a couple years ago.

glock9mm · Aug 4, 2015

Damn that's where I fish! I never thought they would make it up this far. I guess I'll do my part and see how many of those bastards I can kill!

pbharvey · Aug 11, 2015

BIG CATCH: Md. man catches record snakehead fish in Potomac River

Dirichlet · Aug 12, 2015

It's not good news... but, it was only a matter of time.

BeoBill · Aug 12, 2015

Maybe introduce some walleyes or northerns to munch on the snakeheads?

wilcam47 · Aug 12, 2015

pbharvey said:
BIG CATCH: Md. man catches record snakehead fish in Potomac River

wow nice catch..but keep them over there we dont need them out west!

Scottysan · Aug 12, 2015

meh, give them time... they'll walk over y'all's way... I found one here in Crofton, in my front yard a couple years ago, dead. Never knew if he walked here, or got carried, post-mortem by a dog

Scottysan · Aug 12, 2015

Glad he wasn't That Big !^

shaddydan · Aug 16, 2015

Devonian said:
I've been wanting to catch one for a while now... Might have to start fishing that area more.

Now I know why you want put the kayaks in down there! :innocent0

. Snakehead on a fly? Awesome!

Derwood · Aug 20, 2015

Although this is not exactly good news, we all knew it was coming. The upside is they're very fun to fight/catch and taste good.

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