To further complicate people’s decision to kill or release snakehead
From John Odenkirk – “Hi Richard. Yeah...I had best intentions of making the show. Sorry to have missed you and it. The snake issue is very simple in VA. We cannot force anyone to kill anything. Law states that snakes may not be in possession unless legally caught, dead and reported. That's where we get you. You have to kill it to possess it. You are free to release alive if you wish.”
I asked Maryland DNR and I got this e-mail:
“Hello Richard, if you catch a snakehead and immediately release it where it was caught, you are not in violation. If you place it in an ice chest or any other container on the boat or the boat itself you have now rendered that fish into your possession. If it is in your possession you must kill it by severing the fish’s head. The definition of possession is a key point. This definition helps define catch and release for other fish such as catching and releasing largemouth bass or striped bass, hickory shad, etc during a closed season. I hope this helps; if you are still confused I can direct you to our legal and regulation group.
Keith Lockwood
Recreational Fisheries Outreach”
Based on that interpretation, if you were in MD at the time, putting the snakehead on the deck of your kayak would in fact be possession and you would have been required to kill it.
DC regulations require you kill the snakehead - “If you catch a northern snakehead DO NOT RETURN IT TO THE WATER. Snakeheads should be immediately killed by removing the head, removing all vital organs, or removing both gill arches.”
http://ddoe.dc.gov/service/fishing-district
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Richard Farino
Urban Angler VA | 108 N. Washington Street 2nd Floor | Alexandria, VA 22314 
(703) 527-2524 | fax: (703) 527-3313 | richard@urbanangler.com
From: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com [mailto:tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Silvan
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 10:51 AM
To: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} first lightning perch
Awesome! I'm really itching to get one at this point.
What does everyone do with the snakeheads they catch? I know you aren't required to kill them (as long as you immediately release them), but it seems like many do. How do you store them while fishing when you plan to bring them home and cook them up?
On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Howard A <howard_abramowitz@yahoo.com> wrote:
I got my first snakehead last night, (I do like the lightning perch moniker better). I took my sup out to roaches run about 730 and fished the lily pads. He crushed an olive sculpin minnow before I could start my retrieve and jumped completely out of the water twice before getting him on the board.
Howard
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