14 lb Snakehead

I have posted before about northern snakeheads being caught back in Maryland. Thought I would share this from today. Joe Bruce is becoming a snakehead expert. MD DFG no longer requires that snakeheads are killed only recommend that they are harvested.

May not be to long before there are snakehead tournaments. Last week snakeheads were found in Susquehanna River which is at northern end of Chesapeake Bay. Many kayakers are now chasing them. 

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Sashimi for Big Jim!!

There is an awesomely bad B movie called Frankenfish about killer mutant snakeheads in the bayou (check Netflix).

"what was that?"
"Genetically engineered Northern Snakehead"

They are one of the best fish in the south east Asia, they are more expensive than Tilapia.

These snakehead look a quite a bit different than I used to see back home.
Meat tastes great. I think as good as lingcod.

These snakehead look a quite a bit different than I used to see back home.
Meat tastes great. I think as good as lingcod.

They do have flaky meat like lingcod, but if I am not mistaken sweeter taste, the bones to the upper are tough though.

Only a matter of time before some shitass lets a few go in the delta......

They are one of the best fish in the south east Asia, they are more expensive than Tilapia.

Crazy to think that in somewhere in the world, ppl pay a premium for tilapia?!?!  WTF 

An agency or org should place a bounty or contest on invasive species.  Like a national or regional AOTY/ AOTD for snakehead, lionfish, asian carp, etc.  You'd have Hmongs and VN coming out of the woodwork, maybe a couple good ol boys too

Only a matter of time before some shitass lets a few go in the delta......

.....and when that happens, embrace it! = TheNewSalmon!  they dont NEED runoff to survive, they can crawl from one dried up riverpool to another. EVOLUTION at its best! 

Is that Liv Tyler?  wouldn't mind her baiting my franken-MFE . . .

Pending state record in MD 17.7 lbs, second picture is 44" fish guesstimate is over 20lbs

i cant wait!!  looks like the delta to me! 

any day now 

freshwater lingcod

freshwater lingcod

They are waayyyyy wilder on hook. I used to catch them back home using live (frog) bait in the evening, they are very active especially when its raining.

Pitchin frogs on the topwater!  Tey for SURE need to find their way to the Delta