Snakehead "just another fish"

[tperkins]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/06/16/apparently-the-once-feared-snakehead-is-just-another-fish-in-the-potomac/?utm_term=.4e889f96cf15

[Kevin]

Can anyone provide guidance on getting snakehead eats with a fly rod? I'm consistently encountering them but haven't yet had success. 

On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 10:27:10 AM UTC-4, tperkins wrote:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/06/16/apparently-the-once-feared-snakehead-is-just-another-fish-in-the-potomac/?utm_term=.4e889f96cf15

[Rob Snowhite]

If you find out let me know. 

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[Aden]

I caught a few in kanes creek this week on an olive and white clouser. My go to fly is a 1/0 hook (the length helps from their teeth biting through the tippit) a heavy dumbbell eye and one long strip (3" or so) of olive rabbit strip. I find the trick is a fast retrieve. Like you are shad fishing fast. Fish this above weed beds on a rising tide or around structure.
This fly works for catfish too.

Also, a plastic worm imitation dropped off of weed beds into holes or off the edge of a weed matt is productive too. Basically like flippin with a bait casting set up.

[HeaveToo]

All of my snakehead on the fly came from early April when they group in the back of rivers.  I got reactionary bites on them.

I have caught a snakehead on conventional tackle using buzz baits.

I know of people who have caught them on a popper.

Quite frankly I think that the population is down a bit from the bow hunters.  The snakehead have found their place in the system and I think that they should treat them more like a game fish.  Put some limits on them etc.  This fishery isn't going anywhere and it should be developed and protected.  We obviously have the right stuff to develop a world record. They could become a prize game fish.

[Rob Snowhite]

Saw this posted today 

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