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Curly · Apr-24-24 1:29PM

Day one was down lake. Shocked from dike 2 to the dam. Shocked up ~170 bass that were measured and released, BF was just over 5 lbs. Here is Odenkirk measuring one of many bass.

Day 2 was mid lake. Shocked mid lake and netted over 330 bass. Maybe 3 dozen in the 4+ lb range. BF was 6.8 lbs. Also collected 15 Northern Snakeheads (NSH). There were plenty of NSH filets to go around afterwards.

Day 3 was up lake. Shocked up over 180 bass and 18 NSH. Maybe a dozen 4+ lb fish. Big one in the pic is 13.8 lbs.

Ernie may be able to post a short video of the shocking process where the boat is moving at about 3 mph.

https://imgur.com/SKOWK4h

Got to be quick with the dip net!

Ernie · Apr-24-24 1:50PM

Very cool and some nice snakehead fillets for all.

When I saw Odenkirk at the "O" on 3/25 at the ramp, he gave me some of his marinated snakehead to taste. It was really good. I really don't care how you cook it, it's always good. I may need to start going after them again...

drxfish · Apr-24-24 1:51PM

That is a mess of Snakeheads! A little surprised about the LM sizes. Thought there would be more larger ones. Very cool and important work they do.

Bruce · Apr-25-24 2:42AM

Curly,
Thanks for the interesting writeup and pictures. Just curious...after they get all of the data, what's the process for putting the fish back? Single point of release or back to the initial lake section? Any kept for breeding? Any released in other VA waters?
Bruce

Bryan · Apr-25-24 5:38AM

Wow I didn't realize there were that many snakehead in lake Anna.

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#1 Apr-24-24 1:29PM

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