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Launched out of Pohick and headed straight for Little Hunting. Picked off 13 there before lunch. Went to Douge Creek next and put another 7 in the boat. Just an average day. Here are some of the pics during the release.
Big fish today was 31.5" .
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Released?
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Pacemaker wrote:
Released?
16 of 20 were returned to the water with tags.
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sounds like fun!
I'm assuming Odenkirk is continuing to release the larger tagged fish for research. which you've mentioned in previous post so they can determine growth & reproduction rate. Now what is someone to do if they catch a tagged fish? Return it to the water or take it out? I'm kinda asking for everyone here since I have yet to fish snakehead waters.
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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.
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You been working out Curly?
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Looks like handling lots of snakeheads all the time can keep you pretty fit
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Houli wrote:
You been working out Curly?
Ha...that's not Curly, that's John Odenkirk! He stays very fit, has for years!
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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
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Charlie, is this a current thing? I know they had these kind of things a few years ago but I thought they gave up on that stuff now.
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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.....
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Pacemaker wrote:
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.....
Odenkirk says there is still very little known about their movement patterns from season to season and within season; especially the ones less than 6" or so. It's amazing that more littles ones are not captured during the shockings....I've been with him twice and no NSH less than 10" out of the 40+ we caught.....and the 40+ we missed with the a net.
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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.
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AndrewDo124 wrote:
Charlie, is this a current thing? I know they had these kind of things a few years ago but I thought they gave up on that stuff now.
Yes. Through December 31, 2011.
Check it out at: http://dnr.maryland.gov/dnrnews/pressre … 041511.asp
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