Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sam6140 on May 23, 2012, 02:40:07 PM
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Play the A-team theme song in your head while reading the article lol:
http://www.vancouversun.com/Hunt+begins+dangerous+snakehead+fish+Burnaby/6666020/story.html (http://www.vancouversun.com/Hunt+begins+dangerous+snakehead+fish+Burnaby/6666020/story.html)
Kind of sad that I missed all the excitement. Would have been entertaining watching them trying to find this fish. I also hope that they have enough sense to search both ponds, not just the one.
"If you've got a fish, that no one else can catch...maybe you can hire the Ministry of Environment... *bang bang bang bang* ta da da da...."
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http://www.globaltvbc.com/video/hunting+for+the+snakefish/video.html?v=2238435903#stories/video
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It's a joke. It's an aquarium fish treat it like one. Setup a feeding area and trap him there. The global news story shows them using the nets... surprised they caught anything.
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It's a joke. It's an aquarium fish treat it like one. Setup a feeding area and trap him there. The global news story shows them using the nets... surprised they caught anything.
How exactly would you set up a "feeding area"? Just curious ;)
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They should bottom bounce it! ;D
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http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=CA#/watch?v=-6hSAopbBlE HOLY CRAP!!! someone almost caught it on rod and reel watch this video!!! They just needed a more skilled angler (like me of course ;) )
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i think the darn thing is on its way somewhere down the fraser river. >:( they have to be banned from being sold live or dead.whats wrong with eating farmed salmon instead ;D thats another fine mess we got ourselves into eh'
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Here's an update:
http://home.mytelus.com/telusen/portal/NewsChannel.aspx?ArticleID=news/capfeed/national/18590950.xml&CatID=National (http://home.mytelus.com/telusen/portal/NewsChannel.aspx?ArticleID=news/capfeed/national/18590950.xml&CatID=National)
Too bad about the big carp they took away. Should just left it alone. And that snakehead has probably already been caught by someone, after all the media coverage.
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Too bad about the big carp they took away. Should just left it alone. And that snakehead has probably already been caught by someone, after all the media coverage.
The article is incorrect, no carp or turtles were removed. Other articles correctly report that lots of carp and bullheads and a few turtles were caught and returned to the pond.
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Thanks for the clarification firebird, good to read the local residents weren't harmed ;D.
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Netting is the wrong way to catch something like a Snakehead-what they need is a trotline-simply put a long heavy line with baited hooks every 5 feet and left overnight.
Make sure the hooks are saltwater tough and on 80# mono or even wire the bugger won't go anywhere-I suggest fatty pork chunks for bait.
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There should be a hunt for the person that released the fish
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There should be a hunt for the person that released the fish
Agreed!! >:(
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They finally caught the monster today:
http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/371293--snakehead-fish-found-in-central-park (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/371293--snakehead-fish-found-in-central-park)
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Good stuff 8)
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Kind of a silly question.. but if there was only 1 snake head in the lake wouldn't a "27-day hunt involving dozens of parks and environment staff" be a waste of time / money?
How would this fish reproduce?
Of course I want to see these alien fish removed but..
My main point being is how are they so sure there was only just 1 snake head in there? It it took them that long there could easily be a few more..
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Kind of a silly question.. but if there was only 1 snake head in the lake wouldn't a "27-day hunt involving dozens of parks and environment staff" be a waste of time / money?
How would this fish reproduce?
Of course I want to see these alien fish removed but..
My main point being is how are they so sure there was only just 1 snake head in there? It it took them that long there could easily be a few more..
In a news release BC's enviro minister said himself that yes, this is costing thousands but better safe than sorry, basically... its better to spend this money now than millions later should the species adapt and start breeding like crazy in, say, the fraser.
And they are not filling the pond back up yet for exactly that reason - they want to monitor it for the next while to be sure there are no more