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by King Montgomery

T

he May 8, 2012 Washington Post
headline with accompanying photograph caught my eye as I took
another sip of early morning coffee: "N. Va.
Angler snags a snakefish-and maybe a
record," by J. Freedom du Lac.
A sport fisherman named Juan Duran
caught an 18-pound, almost 4-ounce Northern snakehead (NSH) while bass fishing in
the Occoquan River, a Virginia tributary of
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the tidal Potomac River. e current world
record is a 17-pound, 4-ounce NSH caught
in Japan. Duran hooked his fish on a Kinky
Beaver lure, a 4.2-inch soft plastic flipping
bait. e fish probably won't qualify for an
International Game Fish Association (IGFA)
record because measuring and witnessing
protocols were not followed.
Duran, naturally, was thrilled with his
unexpected catch. While bass fishing he'd
landed five other smaller snakeheads that
ended up on dinner plates. e writer quoted
Duran on his impression of snakeheads:

"...they look really cool. ey're like rattlesnakes with fins."
About five weeks after Duran's enviable
catch, the Post's Daryl Fears followed up with
"Setting out after snakeheads," an article
about a two-day NSH tournament staged
from Maryland's Smallwood State Park on
Mattawoman Creek, another tributary of the
Potomac just across the river from Virginia's
Leesylvania State Park.
e event drew 110 participants and
netted just over 1,400 pounds of snakeheads.
What made the event unique: e fish were



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Virginia Wildlife Demo
Contents
Return of a Native: The Virginia Elk
Wild Light
Fly-Fishing Memories
Wild Rebound: A Tale of Golden Eagles
Amelia on the Appomattox: A Historical Retreat
Creating a Quail Quilt
Rattles Inthewilderness
A Quest for Snakeheads
“it’s Your Nature”
Virginia Wildlife Demo - Intro
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Virginia Wildlife Demo - Contents
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Virginia Wildlife Demo - 3A
Virginia Wildlife Demo - 3B
Virginia Wildlife Demo - 4
Virginia Wildlife Demo - Return of a Native: The Virginia Elk
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Virginia Wildlife Demo - 9A
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Virginia Wildlife Demo - Wild Light
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Virginia Wildlife Demo - 13A
Virginia Wildlife Demo - 13B
Virginia Wildlife Demo - Fly-Fishing Memories
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Virginia Wildlife Demo - 17A
Virginia Wildlife Demo - 17B
Virginia Wildlife Demo - Wild Rebound: A Tale of Golden Eagles
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Virginia Wildlife Demo - 21A
Virginia Wildlife Demo - 21B
Virginia Wildlife Demo - Amelia on the Appomattox: A Historical Retreat
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Virginia Wildlife Demo - 24A
Virginia Wildlife Demo - 24B
Virginia Wildlife Demo - Creating a Quail Quilt
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Virginia Wildlife Demo - Rattles Inthewilderness
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Virginia Wildlife Demo - 33A
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Virginia Wildlife Demo - A Quest for Snakeheads
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Virginia Wildlife Demo - “it’s Your Nature”
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