Congratulations on your 10K brother!! You have taught me a lot. I live in Frederick, I go to tuckahoe a lot I have one question which side of the bay bridge do you prefer to fish on?
Thanks brother! It’s a toss up for me now between East and West, especially since the Key Bridge is out (adds time to my East side transit). The East side has also seen its numbers and quality of Snakehead drop due to fishing pressure and natural population stabilization with the environment. I still prefer the East side for immersion in nature, but some Westside waters are as good as most Eastside waters now.
I’m having trouble with snakehead fishing this year. Usually around this time in my creek and in the Severn river I see snakehead everywhere. But this year none of them have showed up to my creek.
Sounds like either natural cycles in population growth and decline, or higher levels of fishing/bowfishing pressure. Either that, or something in the environment has changed. What structure do you normally find them in this time of year in previous years?
Saw snakeheads paired up in the shallows in my local water, but not interested in eating. It seems like in-line spinners don't get the love they deserve. Gorgeous fish brother!
The inline spinners are the OGs of the lure world. They’ve stood the test of time 👏 I’ve heard some reports of pairing too. I think by end of next week we’ll be seeing a lot of it.
Awesome catches... last I knew it wasn't really encouraged to release snake heads after they're caught tho. Could swear they're an invasive destructive species.
lol, thanks. Their degree of invasive impact is hotly debated. Legal requirements on Snakehead vary by state, but in most cases, you’re allowed to release them immediately after catching them back into the waters in which you caught them. That’s the case in MD, DE, and VA (this was in MD). It’s usually only illegal to possess live snakehead or to transport live snakehead (which makes good sense in my opinion). I often harvest them, but it usually depends on whether or not I have room in the freezer or know someone who wants them. They’re the best tasting fish in freshwater and have an excellent meat to body ratio. They’re also easy to filet, so if I need meat or know someone who does, I’ll often keep them. With that said, I’ll release them if I don’t have a need to harvest. Many people take an issue with this because they’re labeled as an invasive species, and most fisheries managers do highly encourage their harvest. The peer-reviewed and published science thus far has not shown invasive impact. I’ve actually done an interview series with John Odenkirk, a VDGIF fisheries biologist, in which we review the most recent science and legal requirements on the species (link below if you’re interested). th-cam.com/video/lceYaOj8P9M/w-d-xo.html Still, invasive impact sometimes takes several decades to manifest, so if someone does harvest intensely, I understand their position. My personal opinion is that the degree of their impact will depend on the waters involved. In uniformly shallow waters with no established large predatory species (like Blackwater), they’ll likely have more of an impact (though I do think their impact is overblown and the snakehead scapegoated for our own impact). In deeper waters though, they’ll likely have less of an impact, especially when those deeper waters have large, established predatory fish. For me, they’re an admirable species, excellent parents, and incredible sportfish. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Haven't tried the Vibrax in years. Do they slow roll in shallower water well? That's one of the most important qualities for em in most Snakehead waters.
You can in most waters, but in some waters it’s better not to because of bioaccumulation rates. The larger fish tend to accumulate more toxins in their meat.
Watching them swim away can be just as rewarding as catching
Especially when it’s a shallow water release in sloooooooow mooooooowwwww
Yeah Mepps always does the trick this time of year for those giant snakeheads
When they won’t hit anything else that’s what I’m throwing
Man i want to catch some of those. Wished we had a lake with them in there like that.
What area are you in?
@@KambotroutFishing Arkansas
What an absolute dragon congrats, cant wait to catch the first one of the year for me, just gotta keep trying
Good luck brother. They should really come alive next week
Gotta be some skill catching those on Mepps with those hooks. I lost a lot less of a fish with those hooks, great catch.
Once I know I have a big one I take that drag down and loosen it up. Seen em bend one too many hooks
Super nice for a short trip
Yessir 👍
Man that's a fish! As usual well done!
Thanks, brother. He had me fooled off the Hookset. Had no idea how big he was at first.
I had finally got a mepps after watching your vids it’s like a cheat code lol
lol, it really is 😂
@@KambotroutFishing only negative is it twist the braid after so many retrieves
Congrats on 10k brother! Thanks for continuing to make a difference in the angling world!
Thanks Scott!
Congratulations on your 10K brother!! You have taught me a lot. I live in Frederick, I go to tuckahoe a lot I have one question which side of the bay bridge do you prefer to fish on?
Thanks brother! It’s a toss up for me now between East and West, especially since the Key Bridge is out (adds time to my East side transit).
The East side has also seen its numbers and quality of Snakehead drop due to fishing pressure and natural population stabilization with the environment. I still prefer the East side for immersion in nature, but some Westside waters are as good as most Eastside waters now.
I’m having trouble with snakehead fishing this year. Usually around this time in my creek and in the Severn river I see snakehead everywhere. But this year none of them have showed up to my creek.
Sounds like either natural cycles in population growth and decline, or higher levels of fishing/bowfishing pressure.
Either that, or something in the environment has changed. What structure do you normally find them in this time of year in previous years?
@@KambotroutFishingthey have been everywhere in the grass the past years and always at the top of the water and visible
Saw snakeheads paired up in the shallows in my local water, but not interested in eating. It seems like in-line spinners don't get the love they deserve. Gorgeous fish brother!
The inline spinners are the OGs of the lure world. They’ve stood the test of time 👏
I’ve heard some reports of pairing too. I think by end of next week we’ll be seeing a lot of it.
Awesome catches... last I knew it wasn't really encouraged to release snake heads after they're caught tho.
Could swear they're an invasive destructive species.
lol, thanks. Their degree of invasive impact is hotly debated.
Legal requirements on Snakehead vary by state, but in most cases, you’re allowed to release them immediately after catching them back into the waters in which you caught them. That’s the case in MD, DE, and VA (this was in MD).
It’s usually only illegal to possess live snakehead or to transport live snakehead (which makes good sense in my opinion).
I often harvest them, but it usually depends on whether or not I have room in the freezer or know someone who wants them.
They’re the best tasting fish in freshwater and have an excellent meat to body ratio. They’re also easy to filet, so if I need meat or know someone who does, I’ll often keep them.
With that said, I’ll release them if I don’t have a need to harvest. Many people take an issue with this because they’re labeled as an invasive species, and most fisheries managers do highly encourage their harvest.
The peer-reviewed and published science thus far has not shown invasive impact. I’ve actually done an interview series with John Odenkirk, a VDGIF fisheries biologist, in which we review the most recent science and legal requirements on the species (link below if you’re interested).
th-cam.com/video/lceYaOj8P9M/w-d-xo.html
Still, invasive impact sometimes takes several decades to manifest, so if someone does harvest intensely, I understand their position.
My personal opinion is that the degree of their impact will depend on the waters involved. In uniformly shallow waters with no established large predatory species (like Blackwater), they’ll likely have more of an impact (though I do think their impact is overblown and the snakehead scapegoated for our own impact).
In deeper waters though, they’ll likely have less of an impact, especially when those deeper waters have large, established predatory fish.
For me, they’re an admirable species, excellent parents, and incredible sportfish.
Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Congratulations on your 10K...
Thanks, Dale 👊
Congrat for 10k bro 💥👏
Thanks brother!
Nice - ever try the Vibrax spinners instead of Mepps? Bass pro carries them up to size 6 and they’re a couple bucks cheaper.
Haven't tried the Vibrax in years. Do they slow roll in shallower water well? That's one of the most important qualities for em in most Snakehead waters.
@@KambotroutFishing I’m not sure. Bought one to test out for comparison.
KVD SEXY SHAD!! one of my favorite. Try a chartreuse - perch color
Ima try em all lol. Love squarebills
What is the best timing catching em? I noticed that you mentioned the incoming tide will scare the fish away?
He was lucky it was you who caught him, me dinner.
I keep telling em that 😜
Where is this place? Can I go fishing here?
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10k🇺🇸
Thanks, brother!
Why not eat the big ones?
You can in most waters, but in some waters it’s better not to because of bioaccumulation rates. The larger fish tend to accumulate more toxins in their meat.