Maryland: Kill Snakeheads, Win Prizes
Inland fisheries director for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources isn't shy about his position on snakeheads in the Potomac."We do not want snakeheads in our waters," he said this week. That's why the Maryland DNR has instituted a program that will award anglers who catch and kill snakeheads.
Anglers who catch a snakehead can take a photo and submit it on the state's Anglers Log to be entered in a drawing to win prizes at the end of the year. One lucky snakehead killer will get a rod and reel package valued at $200.
The invasive species has been multiplying in Maryland waters for a decade, when they were introduced from Asia. They eat just about anything, and can breathe out of water. Quite frankly, they're creepy.
That's not to say they don't put up a good fight, though, especially on a fly rod.
The state wants you to include a ruler or measuring tape in your photo, so they can discern the biggest snakehead, and report as specifically as possible the location of your catch. We doubt they'll be too many anglers crying about burning out their snakehead honey hole.
So, get out there and slaughter some snakeheads.
-Rick Bach
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