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So my buddy and I want to try and go snakehead fishing sometime this summer. Where would our best bet be? We are looking for somewhere in Pa or Md.
I know someone wants to give their secret spot away :naughty:
south coast nelly
06-02-2009, 5:42 AM
Northern snakeheads were 1st confirmed in Pennsylvania in July 2004 after an angler caught and preserved two from the 17-acre Meadow Lake in Philadelphia county...
a pair were discovered in a Maryland pond. Northern snakeheads have been found in Florida, North Carolina, California and Massachusetts.
Anglers catching snakeheads should dispose of them properly. Anglers suspecting they have caught a snakehead are encouraged to NOT release it, and report it to the Commission at 610-847-2442 or via email (mkaufmann@state.pa.us?subject=Northern Snakehead).
It is unlawful for a person to sell, purchase, offer for sale or barter live snakehead species in Pennsylvania.
It is unlawful to possess live snakehead species in Pennsylvania.
It is unlawful to introduce or import live snakehead species into Pennsylvania waters.
Transportation of live snakehead species in or through Pennsylvania is prohibited.
cichlid fiend
06-02-2009, 10:20 PM
i dont know where to catch snakeheads but i know of a few spots to catch bowfins here in the trenton area
T.K.O.P. 8=X
06-03-2009, 2:15 AM
Catch & kill illegal in Pa to have. non native species dumped into waterways
henria86
11-18-2009, 9:42 PM
any spots that we can share??
Bottomfeeder
11-19-2009, 2:17 PM
Meadows Pond in Queens NY. Slightly off the map for you but I know the DEC went to setting traps there to try to solve the problem, but it was kept more hush-hush than the Crofton Snakehead incident.
Bottomfeeder
11-21-2009, 8:19 AM
http://www.bowfinanglers.com/images/MikeC_Baby_Giant_Snakehead.jpg
I'd like to find out where this was taken...
Eatsomekiwis
11-21-2009, 4:54 PM
http://www.bowfinanglers.com/images/MikeC_Baby_Giant_Snakehead.jpg
I'd like to find out where this was taken...
Thailand....
Bottomfeeder
11-21-2009, 5:33 PM
How do you know? If so, that would be a bigger buzzkill than Buzz Killington...
When you catch one, eat it. I had to see an animal die for no reason and they actually taste good. I have visited... Im still in Asia and they eat them over here.
Northern snakeheads were 1st confirmed in Pennsylvania in July 2004 after an angler caught and preserved two from the 17-acre Meadow Lake in Philadelphia county...
a pair were discovered in a Maryland pond. Northern snakeheads have been found in Florida, North Carolina, California and Massachusetts.
Anglers catching snakeheads should dispose of them properly. Anglers suspecting they have caught a snakehead are encouraged to NOT release it, and report it to the Commission at 610-847-2442 or via email.
It is unlawful for a person to sell, purchase, offer for sale or barter live snakehead species in Pennsylvania.
It is unlawful to possess live snakehead species in Pennsylvania.
It is unlawful to introduce or import live snakehead species into Pennsylvania waters.
Transportation of live snakehead species in or through Pennsylvania is prohibited.
I would have never thought they could survive a PA winter .
bomber
11-21-2009, 9:46 PM
These fish have evolved. They have been seen walking the streets of DC>
chronick
11-22-2009, 1:55 PM
How do you know? If so, that would be a bigger buzzkill than Buzz Killington...
dude.. look at his shirt.. also those are micropeltes and they get like 3feet + they live in thailand.
Bottomfeeder
11-22-2009, 4:24 PM
Micropeltes have been recovered in Florida ;)
likestofish
11-22-2009, 5:13 PM
thats in Thailand Florida doesnt have mountains
thorzep
11-24-2009, 4:12 PM
i wish i could catch one
dsaavedra
12-12-2009, 9:32 PM
These fish have evolved. They have been seen walking the streets of DC>
good joke... this is entirely untrue.
however they're pretty abundant in the Potomac around DC, so if you are looking for a good snakehead trip, take your boat to the potomac river here in maryland. they're being caught in good numbers in the Mattawoman Creek, and they're present in higher numbers north toward DC.
Louie
12-12-2009, 10:21 PM
good joke... this is entirely untrue.
however they're pretty abundant in the Potomac around DC, so if you are looking for a good snakehead trip, take your boat to the potomac river here in maryland. they're being caught in good numbers in the Mattawoman Creek, and they're present in higher numbers north toward DC.
"they're pretty abundant in the Potomac around DC"
Amazed they can stand that type of cold and fast flowing water. They are found here in hot and no current canals . Limited even than.
south coast nelly
12-14-2009, 6:18 AM
Thailand....
agreed, looking at the t shirt and the background :D
looks like a gringo on his holiday
south coast nelly
12-14-2009, 6:21 AM
I would have never thought they could survive a PA winter .
channa argus i beleive can handle the cold,thats why argus are also banned in the uk unless you have a special permit
channa argus i beleive can handle the cold,thats why argus are also banned in the uk unless you have a special permit
Didnt know they could handle the cold. They are banned in lots of states here in USA with Florida being one of them.
Brucki
12-14-2009, 2:33 PM
HI,
in florida there are marulioides which are tropical, in the Poptomac there are argus which come from the Amur region in northern China/southern sibiria they can stand cold waters.
Outlander
12-15-2009, 5:16 AM
Argus can withstand the cold because they go into hibernation. They bury themselves into the mud, and can even survive months in completely frozen over ponds/lakes.
Argus can withstand the cold because they go into hibernation. They bury themselves into the mud, and can even survive months in completely frozen over ponds/lakes.
Didnt know that thanks
Louie
12-22-2009, 10:01 PM
HI,
in florida there are marulioides which are tropical, in the Poptomac there are argus which come from the Amur region in northern China/southern sibiria they can stand cold waters.
Thanks . Actually had no idea there were several types of snake heads as have only seen one type in pet store just assumed only 1 type sold.
instantthc
12-22-2009, 11:16 PM
i have caught one in tunkhannock... unfortunatley he swallowed the hook (killed itself). the last few winters have been kind to these fish giving them enough time to hibernate or acclimate to these temperatures. Its too bad we have retards letting them go. I would love to have a blue galaxy snakehead. Or we have law obiding idiots^. if you can venture further north check out the fish markets in china town...
CHOMPERS
12-29-2009, 8:35 PM
thats in Thailand. Florida doesnt have mountains
I guess you've never heard of Mt. Dora. I've been to it's summit several times. It's the tallest peak in the Florida Mountain Range.
Just kidding. Actually, Mt. Dora is just as flat as the rest of Florida. :D
BALLER34IG
01-22-2010, 10:07 PM
anyone heard of these being somewhere near albany new york
rarefish
02-09-2010, 12:04 AM
These fish have evolved. They have been seen walking the streets of DC>
I highly doubt that i live in dc and am a avid fisher and i have never ever ever seen one snake head walking dc streets or in the Potomac river for that matter.
rarefish
02-09-2010, 12:08 AM
Were is every one fishing i have never seen a snake head in the Potomac i heard on the news they were being coughs but never seen one in person. So where are these spots were every one is seeing them at i would love to catch one. Just thinking about fighting one of those things in a tug of war gets me so fired up man.
[quote]I highly doubt that i live in dc and am a avid fisher and i have never ever ever seen one snake head walking dc streets or in the Potomac river for that matter.[/qutoe]
don't know bout walkin in the streets but even a novice fisherman can catch them in the Potomic ;)
CHOMPERS
02-28-2010, 9:16 PM
The mention of them walking the streets in DC was meant to be a political joke.
...and the problem with political jokes...is they get elected.