Kayak Fishing: Invasive Snakehead (4 of 4) Field Trips Virginia
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Years ago when I lived in Northeast British Columbia, the folks there felt Northern Pike were a threat in one particular lake. I would find them thrown up in the bush or left to die in the sun. Myself and several others took it upon ourselves to change that thought in others.
We fly fished them and changed to floating plastics and I wrote about it in the local paper. Over time it changed how people thought about Pike. Not my favorite eating fish but it was a great surface attack fish.
So I hope with more education the Snakehead will become more appreciated.
Date: 2020-08-09
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Troy
I respect your reasoned opinion, but I'm not sure you have seriously considered the potential long term effects that the Snakehead presents if left unchecked.
It's been less than two decades since the Snakehead was first discovered in the Potomac and it's real impact on the the Chesapeake watershed will not be felt for decades to come.
I'm reminded of the damaging impact of the Brown Tree snake in Guam, the Burmese Python in Florida, Asian Carp in the Mississippi River, etc.
It may already be too late and eradication may no longer be an option, but I see no harm in trying. The Snakehead is an invasive species, so I will catch it, kill it, but I draw the line at eating it. :-)
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I respect your reasoned opinion, but I'm not sure you have seriously considered the potential long term effects that the Snakehead presents if left unchecked.
It's been less than two decades since the Snakehead was first discovered in the Potomac and it's real impact on the the Chesapeake watershed will not be felt for decades to come.
I'm reminded of the damaging impact of the Brown Tree snake in Guam, the Burmese Python in Florida, Asian Carp in the Mississippi River, etc.
It may already be too late and eradication may no longer be an option, but I see no harm in trying. The Snakehead is an invasive species, so I will catch it, kill it, but I draw the line at eating it. :-)
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Chewy
This series has been very educational for the Northern Snakehead species there are small Dwarf Snakeheads from India that are small and have quite a range of beautiful colorful tropical species that are also banned in North America. The reputation of the Snakehead being invasive as you are told in this video is questionable and the smaller more peaceful fish of the Genus Channa are under the same prohibited species laws. It is a shame as many aquarists would like to keep them that realize they are not very predatorial in comparison to the larger fish of the genus.
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This series has been very educational for the Northern Snakehead species there are small Dwarf Snakeheads from India that are small and have quite a range of beautiful colorful tropical species that are also banned in North America. The reputation of the Snakehead being invasive as you are told in this video is questionable and the smaller more peaceful fish of the Genus Channa are under the same prohibited species laws. It is a shame as many aquarists would like to keep them that realize they are not very predatorial in comparison to the larger fish of the genus.
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Logan
the way we do it Maryland is to slit their throat as soon as you pull it out of the water, for a couple reasons. First, DNR restrictions mandate that it has to be killed immediately after you pull it (no catch and release allowed. Secondly, they writhe around way too much to be able to bash it in the brain with a wrench. Plus draining the blood and putting it on ice helps to preserve the meat.
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the way we do it Maryland is to slit their throat as soon as you pull it out of the water, for a couple reasons. First, DNR restrictions mandate that it has to be killed immediately after you pull it (no catch and release allowed. Secondly, they writhe around way too much to be able to bash it in the brain with a wrench. Plus draining the blood and putting it on ice helps to preserve the meat.
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Steve
Carry a small spray bottle of rubbing alcohol and spray it on the gills. They will die in a matter of seconds. It sends the alcohol straight to the heart. I learned this on a sailing trip in the Caribbean, when we caught a huge Wahoo trolling. The captain grabbed a bottle of vodka and poured it on the gills, worked like a charm. I now do this all the time on fish I don't release. Nice video!
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Carry a small spray bottle of rubbing alcohol and spray it on the gills. They will die in a matter of seconds. It sends the alcohol straight to the heart. I learned this on a sailing trip in the Caribbean, when we caught a huge Wahoo trolling. The captain grabbed a bottle of vodka and poured it on the gills, worked like a charm. I now do this all the time on fish I don't release. Nice video!
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James
Ok guys, I love John's steal your face shirt! Just for me, and I fish the Potomac everywhere, I'll not release a snakehead. They are good eating and I'm aware they won't change the ecosystem, but I enjoy eating them. By the way, a quick blade to the head after boating takes care of business. Great series, thanks
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Ok guys, I love John's steal your face shirt! Just for me, and I fish the Potomac everywhere, I'll not release a snakehead. They are good eating and I'm aware they won't change the ecosystem, but I enjoy eating them. By the way, a quick blade to the head after boating takes care of business. Great series, thanks
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Kev
The snakehead (Channa or Parachanna sp) is a non-native, air-breathing freshwater fish that is regarded by U. S. fisheries scientists as an invasive species, due to the fact that it can potentially threaten native species and native ecosystems, much the way non-native carp have disrupted native populations
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The snakehead (Channa or Parachanna sp) is a non-native, air-breathing freshwater fish that is regarded by U. S. fisheries scientists as an invasive species, due to the fact that it can potentially threaten native species and native ecosystems, much the way non-native carp have disrupted native populations
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Trese
What are your credentials? What gives you the right to determine how invasive they are? You let go of a female when you should have killed it. Is the healthy bass population as healthy as 5 yrs ago? You know just enough to be a pain in the.
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What are your credentials? What gives you the right to determine how invasive they are? You let go of a female when you should have killed it. Is the healthy bass population as healthy as 5 yrs ago? You know just enough to be a pain in the.
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Jess
I've caught plenty of snakeheads in Asia. The best spot to hit them is not on top of their head. It's the soft spot like an inch below the skull. It just take a decent whack and it will be incapacitated.
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I've caught plenty of snakeheads in Asia. The best spot to hit them is not on top of their head. It's the soft spot like an inch below the skull. It just take a decent whack and it will be incapacitated.
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Alif
Its a beautiful fish in south east asia especially malaysia the type of snake head u all caught we call it kerandang and buyer will pay around 130 dollars per kg it is like RM 520 malaysian money per kg
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Its a beautiful fish in south east asia especially malaysia the type of snake head u all caught we call it kerandang and buyer will pay around 130 dollars per kg it is like RM 520 malaysian money per kg
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