can snake head fish be controled ?
Now that Snake head fish are in most of the states ( in U.S.A. ) fresh water lakes, streams & rivers, is there any way to eradicate them or for that matter, even control their numbers?
Now that Snake head fish are in most of the states ( in U.S.A. ) fresh water lakes, streams & rivers, is there any way to eradicate them or for that matter, even control their numbers?
Grand Master Basser®
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Probably not.
Look at the silver carp population in the Mississippi River for instance...
Chimp Dancer
In South Florida we're known for 2 things...Our Bass and the Exotics when it comes to fishing. The way I see it, once a species get's a grip on the environment it's almost impossible to eradicate them. Controlling them seems to be an issue my way because the fisheries put that task on the local anglers. Come across a bunch of guys who only catch and release or do not know they're supposed to dispatch the fish immediately and the cycle starts over. Many people out here have built business around these fish by simply guiding folks out to catch them. That makes it worse because now we have a multi million dollar a year deal going on with these fish which brings money into the economy. So it's like a catch 21...we don't want them here but we want them here for the cash it generates. It's just crazy. The only real control is to dispatch all the Snake heads you come across and bring awareness to the masses. Every person should do their part. ~good luck catchin'.
Average Joe
Only way is to poison the effected waters, while this may work in small ponds and lakes then restocking it with native species when the poison clears.But poisoning larger body of waters would be an ecological disaster. So theres no real answer to that problem. All you need are two snakeheads in the water and its gameover.
I noticed snakeheads behavior towards their young and they are very very protective over them, more so than native species so I think they have a higher mortality rate.
The only way I see for their number to be controlled is for every angler that catches one, should kill it, obviously. We really don't have an answer for them.
Anonymous
It's unlikely, my advice; go catch them and eat them. Then tell all of your friends how good they are, they actually do taste pretty good(unlike carp) very meaty. Maybe one day they will be over fished...though they reproduce in such numbers that is unlikely.
Anonymous
YES just catch'em. Kill them or eat them just dont put them back. please i dont want any in the Florence Wisconsin area!