Pacemaker Fishing Forum

On July 16, 2011, I made the second snakehead fishing in Mattawoman Creek, MD.  This time I was well prepared to catch snakehead.  I knew the target area and two good lures. And I stuck with my game plan.  I caught my first and second snakehead.

But I was not prepared to handle snakehead on a sit-on-top kayak.  Snakehead was hard to contain. I felt I was handling a big fat eel. They sprang out of the net into the water. I scoop them with the net again. Once the hooks came off, it was a war.  I had hard time to contain them because the fish was big and slimy and the Hobie pedal was in the way. It took me 15 minutes for the first one to have a good grip on it.  Next time I am not bring the Hobie because 1) the fins of pedal drive  caught a ton of weed (I am paddling in 6” – 1.5’ of water) and 2) the pedal drive was in the way when handling the snakehead.   Also I will bring a towel to have a good grip on snakehead.

Snakeheads aren't pretty fish. But, they are tasty (firm white meat) as many anglers said.

I tried to put useful info about snakehead fishing (such as target area and lures - I learned) on  my video fishing log:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UprN9nGMhII