Just Your Standard 17+ Pound Snakehead Pulled Out Of The Potomac
Fox DC - A Maryland man has set the state record for catching the largest snakehead fish in the Potomac River. Todd Murphy is an avid fisherman and he caught a 17.47-pound northern snakehead in Mattawoman Creek off the Potomac River in Charles County. He was bowfishing here this past weekend near Marbury when it caught his eye. “I saw him and I swung the front of the boat around to where I could get a better shot,” Murphy said. “When I shot him, he instantly took off down into the grass and buried himself in the grass, so I couldn’t see him. I could just tell he was a good size and had plenty of power.” “Once I got him in and looked at him and got him the cooler, I went along and about an hour later, I started thinking that’s a big fish in that cooler,” said Murphy. “I’m going to have to weigh that thing when I get back to the truck with my scale.” He knew the snakehead was heavy, but it was the Maryland Department of Natural Resources that confirmed the record-size fish. They even thanked him on Twitter for his help in lowering the population of the invasive species. If you want to try your hand at catching one, Murphy has some advice. “If you catch one, do not put your hand in their mouth,” he said. “I have caught some on hook and line before that has kind of chomped at me like they were trying to attempt to bite me.” Snakeheads are a problem in the area. At one time, they were contained to a pond in Crofton, Maryland, but have found their way into many of the local waterways including the Potomac River. Natural Resources officials encourage anyone who catches one to kill it to prevent it from preying on native fish.
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These fucking things. Don’t believe in evolution? Take a good look at a snakehead and shove a fist up your ass. These things swim in the water like fish, then they can randomly decide to take a quick trip up onto land like it’s no big deal. And the thing is, we didn’t have to worry about these things until 10 years ago. They were all over in Africa and Asia and poor people places, devouring everything in sight. And then one day in 2004 they showed up in the Potomac cause some asshole decided that the water in the Potomac wasn’t fucked up enough. So now every time you see those paddle boarders and kayakers being all active and one with the water, keep in mind they are a minute away from a snakehead biting their faces off. Another point on the board for the not leaving the couch team.