Fish have been good to me lately, this guy waked really hard on my fly so I stopped my fly and let it sit he grabbed the tail with his lips and held it in his mouth for five seconds before he finally sucked the rest in . Seemed like an eternity waiting to finally set the hook .
Fly Fishing for Snakeheads and Bowfin success thread
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SleepySheep
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Man, you're out there living my dream! I've been fly fishing the Manayunk canal in Philly recently trying real hard to catch my first snakehead, but I can't seem to find them now. I've had them bite frogs on spinner gear but never hook up. Thought a popper on the fly rod might be the ticket but they must not like my presentation or something.
Congrats on the nice fish!
Congrats on the nice fish!
Live let live brother
DomR
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You're a much braver man than I.
I wouldn't touch those fookers with someone else's hands.
I wouldn't touch those fookers with someone else's hands.
Striperbobby
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They are a great fish to catch on poppers and are here to stay so unless someone intends on eating them(very delicious) there is no point in killing them.
Fourth invasive northern snakehead caught in Missouri
A fourth invasive northern snakehead has been recorded in Missouri and was caught on May 25.
What kind of vessel did ya get?
It’s a fisher marsh hawk 3v , it’s allot like a bass tracker
AndyP
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Fred - Have been meaning to ask with this current heat spell. How do the snakeheads react to the heat ? Still active in the mornings and evenings or do you notice a significant change in feeding behavior when its this hot out ?
They typically will hit all day but mornings and evenings being the best times .
hooker-of-men
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Hell yeah.
tomgamber
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How many different places do you regularly fish, Fred?
Nice fish, Fred. I've seen lots of larger snakehead pics that show fish being more of a solid, muted dark color like that. Do they lose their cool pattern some as they grow and age, or is it just the pictures playing tricks on me?
Depends on the color of the water they live in and if them are male or female. The males are the bigger of the two and tend to be darker than the females . I’ve caught allot of black and gold colored ones but most are smaller to mid sized . If the water is clearer then they tend to have that black and gold coloring if the water is stained they are darker in color.
Allot I bounce around allot
goose54cdd
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Cool! One day I'd like to catch a meal of them. How close to the Altoona-Johnstown area can you fish them?
