The air was chilly this morning when we left the Snow Hill boat ramp at 5:00a to go down river on the Pocomoke. The sun rose behind wisps of clouds, but it was nonetheless beautiful. The water was still for now.
We fished entirely on the main channel. Some lily pads and some banks. The first catch of the day was by John. He caught a Largemouth Bass on his Strike King Buzz Bait in the lily pads.
The day got warmer and the fishing got hotter. John caught four more Largemouth Bass with a Bubble Bum Pink Strike King Ocho Worm. We have been amazed at how many fish we are catching on this bait.
After casting several times with a Gary Yamamoto Pumpkin Green w/red Wacky Worm John hooked something that took the worm and ran with it. He said it didn’t feel like a bass and as he was reeling it in he realized it was quite big. As it got closer to the boat we got a short glimpse of it and thought it might be a catfish. Then it charged and went under the boat. John wrangled it out from under the boat and upon a second inspection we realized it was a SNAKEHEAD! Our first Snakehead! I grabbed the net. Every time I got close to it with the net it would thrash around. I scooped and scooped and finally connected and got it up and into the boat. Wow, what an adrenaline rush. What fun! It was at least ten pounds and so slimy. John couldn’t believe he hooked snakehead with a worm. Such excitement!
The wind picked-up and we let it take the boat upstream. John was fishing with a chatter bait and caught two Chain Pickerel. I was fishing with a chartreuse Strike King Spinnerbait and caught three Largemouth Bass. The wind got to be a bit much so we packed it up and headed in.
What a remarkable day! Ten fish and one Snakehead!