Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Tidal Basin and Snakeheads

I don't believe you've ever -had- to kill a fish. You just can't take it away from the river if it's alive. 

On Aug 9, 2018, at 10:54 AM, westbridgecondos@gmail.com wrote:

My answer may be unpopular, but i normally just let them go.   Hear me out! First I have only caught 4 or 5 all year so we are talking about a huge impact either way.  Second,  i fish before work most day,  cant really smell like i killed a snake head.  third, I have seen dead snake head left on the sidewalks and trash cans.  It stinks and attracts rats.  

I know that in DC it is illegal still.  DC does not employee wild life biologist.  VA and MD do,  must kill reg has been lifted in the rest of the river.  I'm not a tree hugger,  I would give one away if i caught one and someone else wanted it,  and i would eat it myself if i had the time and ability to clean it.  Just not going to kill it just cause.  

DC just hasn't caught up with the science.   That's not a good enough reason for me to smell like fish.

On Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 8:34:38 AM UTC-4, tsta...@gmail.com wrote:

I took a page out of N Elgas' book last night and fished the Tidal Basin last night for the first time with relative success. I was able to catch two small stripers on a white and chartreuse clouser minnow and one snakehead on a topwater frog pattern. Unfortunately, as I was fumbling for my phone for a photo op with the snakehead (and even the other fish) the fish kicked and slipped out of my hands, spit the hook, and fell back into the water. Had I not lost the fish my intent was to kill it but I faced a few problems: 

1) I had no knife with which to offer a swift demise. 

2) I was in a public area so I felt a little self conscious about putting this fish out of its misery in front of innocent bystanders.

3) Unsure of how to properly dispose of the would be dead fish.

If anyone could provide solutions to the above problems I would be eternally grateful.

All-in-all I had a great time. I think the tidal basin may be my new favorite fishing spot in the DC area as it offers a wide variety of fish species to catch and is easily accessible. 

Don't lose 'em,

-Tommy Stackhouse

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