Targeting Snakeheads & Bowfin In New Jersey!! (Fishing The Swamps) 

That’s sad to hear. I caught my lifer Snakehead on my first cast there and had thought about returning next spring to try for more, but I’d rather not deal with any Law Enforcement when I don’t need too. I’ve never heard of Shrimp being used for Bowfin! That’s pretty cool

Very cool! Some day I would love to travel outside the U.S to do more fishing. Plenty of unique species out there hiding in unique habitats like you have over there in Cambodia!

Can i know the spot

I'm from woodbury nd never caught a bowfin

Thank you! Appreciate the positivity!

I have heard that they are good eating! Despite what I said about “disposing” of the snakehead in the video. I released this fish back to the water after quick photographs. I typically don’t eat fish that I catch unless I know it will not survive upon release

Thanks for the advice. I do that with most of my frogs but have a solid hook up ratio using the frog in the video the way it is. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it hahah

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Yes I want to know the pla e too

Can I know the spot I'm from woodbury

Due to spot burning, I will not give the precise location of this spot. What I will say is that both Norrhern Snakehead and Eyetail Bowfin exist in marshes that stem from the Delaware River. A little work on Google maps and you should be able to find plenty of public access points that will give you a good shot at both species

Nice! I thought it would make sense since the water is so murky something flashy and noisy would be perfect. But unfortunately I didn’t have the same luck. Coulda just been the day/conditions

Appreciate it! Thank you!

For the Snakehead I had on 12lb Stren Monofilament line. And yeah I got super lucky catching one on the first cast there no doubt about that 😅

@@TheVilleOutdoors yea I use 30 lb braid but so far just one fish follow my bait once

@@jarodbrenneman8661 I know the feeling. Despite their aggressive reputation Snakeheads can be rather picky about what they eat especially as it gets into the warmer Summer months. I would maybe try using a fluorocarbon leader to make your presentation slightly more natural

@@TheVilleOutdoors that's the leader I use but I don't know know if is the right weight (30 lb fluorocarbon) but I thing next time I'll use some minnow or get a small top water frog.

@@jarodbrenneman8661 you should be alright using a lighter leader 17-20lb Fluoro should be plenty unless you’re fishing super thick cover

I am not going to disclose the exact location on here for risk of spot burning, but pretty much any swampy area connected to the main Delaware River should have both Snakehead and Bowfin

I’m in ocean county near island beach state park great fishing I fish the beaches . Great video bro tight lines .

@@frankcastle9991 Thanks man! Island Beach State Park is one of the spots I wanted to try at some point. I make a decent bit of day trips to the beaches during the summer.

@@TheVilleOutdoors 👍🏼summer is a good time over here on the beach with fluke or rays big and small. Spring and fall is Striped Bass and Bluefish is my favorite on any of the local beaches. Most of my friends are freshwater fishermen in the Manalapan/ freehold area we’ll hit the res and big ponds or lakes around there like Assumpink . Not sure were any bowfins and snakeheads are near us but they are fun to catch. I caught a 11.5 had pounder in a canal in Florida . Had my Berkeley digital scale with me. Tight lines be safe.

@@frankcastle9991 Awesome stuff 🤙 tight lines to you as well!!

My apologies I didn’t quite understand your question. Would you mind rephrasing?

Truth be told I released the Snakehead unharmed, but said what I said to please the other side of the argument lol. In open water there’s no point in killing them. As fast as they spread they’re here to stay and honestly more fun than bass in my opinion.

@@TheVilleOutdoors yeah they are awesome fish, they put up an amazing fight.

Thats the dumbest thing I've ever heard lol

@@TheVilleOutdoorsThanks... there is a reason why its invasive....

Despite what I said in the video I did release this Snakehead. I’m a catch and release angler by heart and when targeting this species I was torn between what side of the argument to be on. I figured it would be better to say the fish was disposed of, rather than released. But this fish was indeed released

I don’t have an address for here, but a majority of the marshy areas connected to the Delaware River should hold both Snakehead and Bowfin on the Jersey side

@@TheVilleOutdoors thank you

Based on the rest of the comment section I probably shouldn’t give away the spot on here lol…..

@@TheVilleOutdoors don’t blame you, it’s a shame. I’ll always comply with regulation. Tight lines

Probably not the best idea for me to drop the location on here publicly. But if you have the app Fishbrain you can go to the map and filter by species to find Northern Snakehead. Some people leave the catch location on and that’ll give you an idea of where to find these things

I would like to know the place too Please

@@leapong5936 I can’t give away the direct location on here due to spot burning but pretty much any marshy area that is fed by the Delaware River will have Snakeheads

@@leapong5936 I can’t give away the direct location on here due to spot burning but pretty much any marshy area that is fed by the Delaware River will have Snakeheads

I appreciate your concern and I understand the issue of spot burning and keeping the environment clean, but as I mentioned in a previous comment, I do not mention the name of the road or the nearest town in the video. The small handful of fishermen that see this video and are familiar enough with the area to pick out the exact location which is only featured in the first 5 minutes of the video probably already know the spot. Once again I appreciate the concern as I understand the issue but my channel is not near big enough to actually make an impact like that.

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People literally throw garbage out the window on every road in NJ. What makes this any different

@@bigscrap84 because it's now shut down you can't even fish the bridge now genius

@@mustluvkatina clearly your lack of intellect is what made you name call for absolutely no reason. I am glad you can't fish there anymore. Have a nice day

I don’t mention the name of the road or even the county in the video. If the handful of people who are fisherman and are familiar enough with with the area and actually watch this video I think they’ll already know about the spot. I appreciate your concern but if I had thousands of subscribers I’d be more concerned about spot burning, but that is not the case. So my videos will be filmed as I film them until I deem that a problem that needs attention.

Agreed flukewhisperer that spot sees way too much pressure as it is

Agree with blowing up the spot. Don’t be that guy and have a little respect for your fellow fisherman

@@richb3250 If I wanted to blow up the spot I would drop the exact coordinates and put it in the subtitles. From what can be seen in the video only those already familiar with the area will be able to pick up on where it’s at.

He can show what ever he wants it’s public