Pacemaker Fishing Forum

Pacemaker wrote:

Released?

16 of 20 were returned to the water with tags.

Take it out and eat it.  VA has tagged over 700 fish, and that does not count MD-G&IF, DC-G&IF, and the Feds.  They only recover about 10% of tagged fish now.

Looks like handling lots of snakeheads all the time can keep you pretty fit

Although John Odenkirk is putting tagged fish back in the river, Maryland is urging just the opposite.  In fact, they are offering prizes for anglers who kill and report this to Maryland DNR.

The MD Department of Natural Resources, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Potomac River Fisheries Commission are asking anglers to kill the invasive northern snakehead. 

The goals of the project are to reduce the number northern snakehead in Potomac River and to document range expansion.


Anglers who catch and kill a northern snakehead should post their catch on MDNR’s Angler’s log, which is good for one entry into the contest.

There is no limit to the number of entries someone can submit. Prizes to be given in January.

Top-prizes include (1) $200 fishing tackle package, (1) Maryland State Park Passport , and (1) Potomac River Fishing license.


To Enter:
1. Catch and kill a snakehead.
2. Photograph the fish with a ruler or other measuring device to show fish size (do not put it back into the water after killing it).
3. E-mail the photo with information on where the fish was caught to fishingreports@dnr.state.md.us

Odenkirk is putting tagged fish back in the water to study them thus the tagging. VA still wants anglers who catch them to kill them.....

We need to catch the ones that go to Fletcher's in the spring to see if they are tagged. At that time, they mostly hit a lure out of aggravation. I know a couple of Forum members have caught them up there in early spring.