MoCo Snakehead Locations

kmb · Jul 17, 2020

As the title says, my son wants to go fishing for snakeheads. I saw a set one time protecting their offspring at Pennyfield Lock, I haven't seen them since. Looking to find out if there are spots btw Rileys Lock and Swains Lock that are good for snakeheads. I also watched a vid from '18 of a guy who caught one on Little Seneca.

Thx in advance.

BigRick · Jul 17, 2020

They like muddy dirty water with low oxygen. In the Potomac they get deep in grass and cover. Top water baits seam to catch them really well. I’ve seen them caught on almost everything you would use for large mouth fishing.

Schipperke · Jul 17, 2020

kmb said:
As the title says, my son wants to go fishing for snakeheads. I saw a set one time protecting their offspring at Pennyfield Lock, I haven't seen them since. Looking to find out if there are spots btw Rileys Lock and Swains Lock that are good for snakeheads. I also watched a vid from '18 of a guy who caught one on Little Seneca.

Thx in advance.

I saw three nice size ones couple days ago cruising around that part of canal for sure.

traveller · Jul 17, 2020

County administration building.

kmb · Jul 17, 2020

BigRick said:
They like muddy dirty water with low oxygen. In the Potomac they get deep in grass and cover. Top water baits seam to catch them really well. I’ve seen them caught on almost everything you would use for large mouth fishing.

Thanks. Research has showed same. Just bought some top water frogs in diff colors.

kmb · Jul 17, 2020

traveller said:
County administration building.

Think I’ll need a bigger boat for those.

StantonCree · Jul 17, 2020

Buy or catch minnows. Works better than top water and if you really wanna catch snakehead make a day trip to Cambridge, MD and fish any drainage pond or head over and fish Marshy Hope Creek in federalsburg

BlueFin · Jul 17, 2020

I have seen people catching snakeheads around slack water pools below the Chain Bridge DC side.

Bob A · Jul 17, 2020

traveller said:
County administration building.

Right. Bait the hook with Benjamins.

pbharvey · Jul 18, 2020

Schipperke said:
I saw three nice size ones couple days ago cruising around that part of canal for sure.

In the canal or the river?

casttrunnion · Jul 18, 2020

Hi, local kid here. Pennyfield Lock is very hit or miss, I personally use heavy 30-pound braid with a topwater frog to kill a few snakeheads. If I'm feeling less dead than usual, Rileys Lock is great for catfishing, just throw some corn in the water and put something nasty smelling on your hook.

Fishing is like meditating, but better.

gtodave · Jul 20, 2020

Here's the map for where they are found, and numbers found:

https://nas.er.usgs.gov/viewer/omap.aspx?SpeciesID=2265

Schipperke · Jul 20, 2020

pbharvey said:
In the canal or the river?

In the Canal, can see them while walking the tow path.

kmb · Jul 22, 2020

Started at the inlet @ Riley's off the kayak pier - nothing. Drove over to Violette's Lock and walked down about a mile - also nothing. Saw a bunch of turtles. Going to try and hit Pennyfield. Tried top water frogs, crank bait, spinners, and chatterbait. Figured something would have hit but nope.

Slackdaddy · Jul 28, 2020

Anywhere a jon boat can get access has been wiped out for the most part by "spot lighters"
Does take long when you have each boat taking 20-40 a night, every night. Once an area is depleted they move on to deplete the next area, like locust

Alan3413 · Jul 28, 2020

traveller said:
County administration building.

How do you cook those?

MJD438 · Jul 28, 2020

Saw a couple of folks fishing south of Pennyfield while I was patrolling on our UTV on Saturday; didn't see them with any catches.

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