And all the the snakehead hype is just that. I live 1 mile from the Potomac River, the epicenter of the northern snakehead invasion. I have caught quite a few snakeheads over the last few years. I have spoken with the head biologist who studies them in VA. They're finding they are not causing any issues, just adding to the diversity of fishing opportunities. For the most part, they like to stay in the shallow weed choked back water areas of the river where bass and other gamefish don't frequent. They mostly feed on banded killifish there. If anything, the largemouths are hammering the snakeheads. Think about it, they are long and narrow with no spines... Prime LMB food! One of my favorite baits in the Potomac River these days is a custom swimbait a buddy of my created that looks just like a 6" snakehead YOY. Bass slam it hard! The snakehad has now spread south to the Rappahannock River. it'll just keep spreading through both natural and livewell introductions. There are far worse non natives out there... I think one day, they'll be found all over and will be a highly regarded gamefish. They commonly reach 12 pounds and the world record over 17 pounds was caught less than a mile from my house.

http://news.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2013/08/06/local-mans-snakehead-catch-is-world-record/