Had a fantastic trip a week and a half ago to visit my friend Pat in D.C. I can't share much info about the snakehead catch, but if you are ever in D.C., let me know and I'll get you in touch with him. Pat is a great guy and is happy to take people around to his spots as long as you don't burn them. The rest of the trip was spent chasing new lifers, and I ended up with 5 in total (snakehead, white cat, striper, eel, herring). Originally it was supposed to be an American shad and hickory shad trip, but the Potomac River was crazy high so we had to come up with other stuff to do instead.
Northern Snakehead (Channa argus) - 30 inches!
Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) - Potomac tidal basin version
White Catfish (Ameiurus catus)
Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)
Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) - with no eye!
No eye cat.
I'm not giving away the spot am I?
Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus)
Cool iridescence on the dorsal spines.
Bowfin (Amia calva) - injured, caught by hand
Closeup of the tail spot.
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) - tannin swamp version
Chain Pickerel (Esox niger)
The toothy end.
Pat's bowfin.
Flier (Centrarchus macropterus)
Mouth shot.
Tannin pond microfishing habitat.
Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)
Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)
Bluespotted Sunfish (Enneacanthus gloriosus)
Eastern Mudminnow (Umbra pygmaea) - netted
American eel (Anguilla rostrata)
Head shot.
Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus)
White Perch (Morone americana)
Blueback Herring (Alosa aestivalis)
Plain #14 bronze hook is all it takes.
The Potomac River.
