tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840710415146608121.post8870187800307655449..comments2024-03-28T14:22:15.243-04:00Comments on A View from the Beach: Virginia Produces World Record SnakeheadFritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08403113111574246294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840710415146608121.post-61188368354748272322019-05-23T08:47:35.636-04:002019-05-23T08:47:35.636-04:00In Maryland, at least, it is not illegal to releas...In Maryland, at least, it is not illegal to release a snakehead back into the waters you caught it in. However, it is illegal to keep them alive after catching them to take home, to prevent them from being spread to new waters.<br /><br />There are snakehead tournaments in both MD and VA, but the real control has been market hunting, mostly by bow and arrow and mostly at night. I've always said, if you wanted to eliminate them, put a commercial season on them, with strict size and gear regulations, and watch the watermen break all the rules in an effort to get the last one.Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403113111574246294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840710415146608121.post-1702027593305837262019-05-22T19:29:38.732-04:002019-05-22T19:29:38.732-04:00it is illegal to release any caught snakehead....b...it is illegal to release any caught snakehead....but they are great eating, right up there with walleye.<br />one way to limit their spread, i think, would be to hold tournaments with prize $$$ for biggest, most, and most pounds. bet that would thin the numbers in any body of water quicklycannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09052348819251089625noreply@blogger.com