Snakehead in Fairfax county.
I just got turned on to this fish, and I'm hooked! Setting aside, for now, the invasive species discussion, I'm curious to get some feedback on techniques in the NoVa area.
For context, I caught a ~3.5 lber at Burke Lake, but overall picking has been SLOOOOOW. That one fish was AWESOME though and was cooler than every large/smallmouth bass I've ever caught.
A few snakehead questions for you guys:
- What time of year is best? I know it's best in the summer, but summer is a long time and I'm wondering if I missed the heart of the bite.
- What time of day do you guys like?
- Other than Burke lake, where do you guys like to go? I'm on an inflatable kayak with little kids, so I'm focussing on small lakes vs. the fishing the potomac basin at this point.
- It seems like a lot of is sight fishing...true?
Tight lines.