I don't thinks it's a case of bio magnification (build up of toxins from eating other organisms that have eaten other organisms etc) it's more of being bathed in and living in a toxic environment.
A one year old NSH in the river is about five pounds. Thus it has grown at a faster rate than other fish in the same dirty waters and has grown faster than the toxins can be absorbed. A catfish of the same size would be older and thus have more nasty in it.
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I've heard this as well but never understood how this could be possible. They eat everything in the Potomac, which presumably also contain toxins, why wouldn't they absorb the toxins as they eat and grow?--
On Friday, August 14, 2015 at 10:05:11 AM UTC-4, Jeff Silvan wrote:I believe the main reason why they're considered more safe is because they have an extremely fast growth rate which limits the amount of toxins found in their flesh.On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 10:03 AM, TurbineBlade <doubl...@gmail.com> wrote:They taste better.Gene
On Friday, August 14, 2015 at 9:52:41 AM UTC-4, Jamie Carracher wrote:A couple months ago I was casting on the Tidal Basin and my fly landed right on the nose of a rising snakehead to my surprise. The snakehead immediately fled. A tourist watching kept yelling for me to go after it. I withdrew from that fight. I had a 5 wt and a net, which didn't seem like the right tools for that job.Curious, what makes snakehead OK to eat in local waters compared to bass and other fish that have limits due to toxins in the water?
On Friday, August 14, 2015 at 8:36:31 AM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:Fly fishermen are an interesting lot -- one day we're telling people not to use barbs or dry hands on a trout, the next we're using terms like "destroy" "kill" and "tacos" ;). Actually I think it's just people in general who are interesting.Over in Wild Basin (CO) this one older bearded guy asked us "are you killin the d@#n brook trout? Get 'em outta here!"Then this one lady accosted a fly fisherman for "tormenting" the fish via catch-and-release in DC....probably while on her way to buy a 50-pound bag of Meow Mix (now with 60% more ground horse!) to feed the feral cats behind her house.I guess I'll hang around --Gene
On Friday, August 14, 2015 at 6:48:03 AM UTC-4, Scott S wrote:Yes. Catch and kill both fish guarding them!
And actually, that's probably the time time when they are most aggressive and most easily taken on the fly.
--Scott
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> In the interest of supporting the anti-snakehead efforts. Is there any way to destroy those frye on the fly if one were to see a pod?
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