Met up with my buddy in Arkansas to try to get Northern Snakehead added to my fly rod life list. He'd already gotten one on fly rod, and a few others on spinning gear.
We fished from a canoe, and it was absolute mayhem in close quarters when a Snakehead would strike! Like Bowfin, you really have to get a good hookset, because the roof of their mouth is solid bone and the hook can easily get spit during the battle. We didn't lose any, but a few strikes were missed. The cool thing is that when the fish misses, you can toss right back to it, and it will almost always strike again until it eats the fly.
I caught 4 on a Howitzer Head popper, using 20 lb fluoro tippet, and a 9wt fly rod.
The biggest measured at least 25.5". They were all pretty good sized!
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