I know it's va's department, not DC, but John Odenkirk is always very well spoken on the matter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R23-ThVeZ8o&t=6s
Blue cats didn't show their huge impact until well down the line. Snakeheads are well-established, but the current data isn't showing any negative impacts. Although I want to think this won't change, we need a longer period before we can conclusively say they aren't negatively impacting anything. I am for both keeping some and releasing others. I have been trying to catch one on the fly this year and have found them hard to come by. Of course, if more were released my chances would go up. Until DC, VA, MD law prohibits release, I think its up to the angler. I would support limits on keepers though as bow fishing is really doing a number on these fish...
Just the stream of consciousness from one person...
On Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 8:34:38 AM UTC-4, tsta...@gmail.com wrote:
-- Blue cats didn't show their huge impact until well down the line. Snakeheads are well-established, but the current data isn't showing any negative impacts. Although I want to think this won't change, we need a longer period before we can conclusively say they aren't negatively impacting anything. I am for both keeping some and releasing others. I have been trying to catch one on the fly this year and have found them hard to come by. Of course, if more were released my chances would go up. Until DC, VA, MD law prohibits release, I think its up to the angler. I would support limits on keepers though as bow fishing is really doing a number on these fish...
Just the stream of consciousness from one person...
On Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 8:34:38 AM UTC-4, tsta...@gmail.com wrote:
I took a page out of N Elgas' book last night and fished the Tidal Basin last night for the first time with relative success. I was able to catch two small stripers on a white and chartreuse clouser minnow and one snakehead on a topwater frog pattern. Unfortunately, as I was fumbling for my phone for a photo op with the snakehead (and even the other fish) the fish kicked and slipped out of my hands, spit the hook, and fell back into the water. Had I not lost the fish my intent was to kill it but I faced a few problems:1) I had no knife with which to offer a swift demise.2) I was in a public area so I felt a little self conscious about putting this fish out of its misery in front of innocent bystanders.3) Unsure of how to properly dispose of the would be dead fish.If anyone could provide solutions to the above problems I would be eternally grateful.All-in-all I had a great time. I think the tidal basin may be my new favorite fishing spot in the DC area as it offers a wide variety of fish species to catch and is easily accessible.Don't lose 'em,-Tommy Stackhouse
http://www.tpfr.org
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