DEC investigates snakehead fish in Bashakill

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DEC investigates snakehead fish in Bashakill - Mid Hudson News

WURTSBORO – The State Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating the prevalence of the invasive northern snakehead fish in Bashakill Marsh in Wurtsboro after a recent angler report from the area. Northern snakeheads are long, thin fish with a single fin running the length of the...

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[whauburger]

A few years back I remember them being a big problem.

 

[fresch]

They are being introduced by Asian people, the state knows this.

 

[camper4lyfe]

I hear snakeheads are good eating, so that's a plus. The downside are the ignorant fisherman that think bowfins are snakeheads and kill them by mistake.