aplumma Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Went down to the Potomac river today with Earl. We ran across the river through a wet mess of rain and waves to get to a backbay area that we had fished before. First up we ran back into a weeded area that had potential for a few good bites. We started with a rubber mouse on one pole and a spinner on another. The spinner was the first to get blown up but it was a swing and a miss for Earl. We then worked down the weedbed and picked up a few bass nothing big but fun to catch. We continued and the mouse was the next lure to get mauled. About 4 lbs. We fished on with 2 more blow ups but no hooks where sunk. The weather got worse so we packed it in and headed back to the launch. A good day was had by all and the Snakehead is being prepared for dinner tonight. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 That's awesome Art Never had snakehead before but I'm sure you have a good recipe for it Pan seared or BBQ'ed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Neat looking fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAW Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) How do the snakehead taste. Are the comparable to other native fish for flavour? Edited July 22, 2012 by N.A.W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 How do the snakehead taste. Are the comparable to other native fish for flavour? River Monsters mentioned what good eating they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabluz Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Real ugly fish are often good to eat. But then, really nice looking fish like trout, walleye, salmon and pike are also good to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Big city fishing mentioned good eating as well. Florida where the show was filmed,mentioned no release of Snakehead caught , back into the lake. seek,destroy,or eat only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Cool Art, never tasted one but bet they are delish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 While we're on the subject of invasives, anybody tried gobies? Maybe deep-fried in beer batter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted July 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 The Snakehead is an invasive species here so the rule is catch and kill do not return to the water. I found they are a very light colored firm fleshed fish that tastes very good. They are meat eaters and have the taste of Catfish for the most part. The fillet is very meaty and can be baked, fried or fixed in almost any manner of any fish that is not oily. Once you put them on someones plate and don't tell them it is snakehead they all decide that they will eat it in the future as long as they aren't told what it is before hand.lol. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfisher Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 While we're on the subject of invasives, anybody tried gobies? Maybe deep-fried in beer batter? I wouldn't eat them, they have a ton of contaminants in them because they eat the zebra mussels which filter a lot of that stuff. Very nice catch aplumma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Tounge in cheek. Now off to diner, scallops and lobster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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