Snakeheads

[Wurming67]

Last few months in west browsed haven't been getting any snake head bites anyone else noticing this?

[Wurming67]

We use to catch tons of them now nothing are the bass reclaiming there territory???

[Turtle135]

Do they allow bowhunting for snakeheads down there? Up here in Maryland on the Lower Potomac River we have a fairly active fleet of bowhunters out there and they seem to be keeping the Northern Snakehead numbers down compared to what we had 4-5 years ago.

[MDBowHunter]

  On 4/24/2016 at 2:50 PM, Turtle135 said:

Do they allow bowhunting for snakeheads down there? Up here in Maryland on the Lower Potomac River we have a fairly active fleet of bowhunters out there and they seem to be keeping the Northern Snakehead numbers down compared to what we had 4-5 years ago.

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Them guys will anything that swims including bass. I went snakehead fishing a few times last year and it seemed I always seen rotted gar and snakeheads on the bank at the dock along with some nice bass giant gold fish and blue cats all with arrow holes through them. If they are going to slay everything as they do, they could at least take their kill and dispose of it properly. I see now why a lot of the locals who live on the Potomac would like the bowfishing to stop. It's nothing like having 20 HID lights shining through your window in the middle of the night, not to mention the lovely sound of a generator screaming while running all of them lights. The damage they're causing to grass flats by running all through them chasing the snakeheads is t helping the bass population there either

[Snakehead Chef]

I'm on Aquia Creek, and since the nighttime bow fishing (with lights and generators) has started, I went from seeing 50+ snakeheads in the canals during the day, to maybe 5 at best, and they spook when you're 20 feet out on a paddleboard.  They should be restricted to the river, I do not like being woke up at 0230 am, nor do I want arrows flying less than 10 yards from my backyard where my dogs often are (even at night, we have a doggy door).  I bow fish during the day, and only shoot verified targets (SH), any other fish are safe.  I also cease shooitng when around other boaters/kayakers or bank fishermen.