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Snakehead Fingerlings Found In Potomac River System - DrownedDesertRat - 10-17-2004
Snakehead Fingerlings Found In Potomac River System
RICHMOND, VA—The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) announced last week that a juvenile northern snakehead was collected from Dogue Creek in Fairfax County-the first fingerling snakehead ever found in the river.
Biologists say the 3-inch fingerling is likely the result of a mid-summer spawn, which suggests that a northern snakehead population is now established in the Potomac River system.
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Re: [DrownedDesertRat] Snakehead Fingerlings Found In Potomac River System - Xman - 10-18-2004
it seems this sort of thing is popping up everywhere anymore. lots of waters with non native and some detrimental species being found. thanks for the info.
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Re: [Xman] Snakehead Fingerlings Found In Potomac River System - DrownedDesertRat - 10-18-2004
This one is scary considering the visciousness of these things. There's stories of Muskies attacking people once in a long while here. These things are much more ferocious. I wouldn't want to swim in the waters over there! And ti will definitely be detrimental to the natural fish.
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Re: [DrownedDesertRat] Snakehead Fingerlings Found In Potomac River System - TroutFishingBear - 10-24-2004
snakeheads definitely aren't cool fish, what with being able to move water systems and all. Hopefully the fingerlings were euthanized.
Possibly they should place a small bounty on snakeheads??? Might help people kill them.
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