
Maryland Record Northern Snakehead Caught by Bowfisher
Bowfisher Andrew Fox of Mechanicsville set a new Maryland state record with a 19.9-pound, 35-inch northern snakehead caught on Mattawoman Creek in Cha…

Bowfisher Andrew Fox of Mechanicsville set a new Maryland state record with a 19.9-pound, 35-inch northern snakehead caught on Mattawoman Creek in Cha…

Emanuel Tankersley caught a 19-pound, 5-ounce northern snakehead in Potomac Creek, Virginia in May 2018, a catch certified as the all-tackle world rec…

A northern snakehead exceeding 18 pounds was caught in a Potomac River tributary near Washington, D.C., potentially breaking the 2004 world record of …

A Maryland angler using a bow and arrow caught a 17.49-pound northern snakehead at Mattawoman Creek on the Potomac River, setting a new state record. …

Bowfisher Emory Baldwin III caught an 18.42-pound northern snakehead in the Potomac River near Marshall Hall, Maryland, setting a new state record. Th…
Todd Murphy shot a 17.47-pound Northern snakehead with a bow and arrow in Mattawoman Creek, setting a new Maryland state record. The fish measured nea…

Caleb Newton of Virginia caught a 17-pound, 6-ounce northern snakehead in Aquia Creek during a June 2013 fishing tournament, setting a world record co…
A Woodbridge, Virginia angler caught an 18-pound snakehead in a Potomac River tributary that may exceed the previous world record of 17 pounds, 4 ounc…

A Spotsylvania plumber caught a 17-pound, 6-ounce snakehead in Aquia Creek in June 2013, breaking the previous world record by two ounces. The Interna…

Todd Murphy shot a 17.47-pound snakehead in the Potomac River using a bow and arrow, setting a new Maryland state record for the invasive species. The…
A Maryland bowfisherman caught a 17.47-pound northern snakehead in Mattawoman Creek, setting a new state record. Officials confirmed the catch and enc…

A world-record snakehead fish was caught in the United States, according to NPR reporting from August 2013.

Andrew Fox of Mechanicsville caught a record northern snakehead weighing 19.9 pounds and measuring 35.157 inches on May 24 while bowfishing Mattawoman…

A kayak angler from Maryland's Eastern Shore caught a 21-pound, 36-inch Northern snakehead in July 2023, establishing a new Maryland state record and …

A Virginia fisherman caught a snakehead that set a new world record. The catch was documented by Chesapeake Bay Magazine.
A Rhodesdale resident caught a 36-inch, 21-pound northern snakehead in the Chesapeake Bay, surpassing Maryland's previous state record. The angler, wh…

An angler in Dorchester County, Maryland landed a 21-pound, 36-inch snakehead—a new state record, surpassing the previous mark of 19.9 pounds. The inv…

A fisherman in Dorchester County, Maryland caught a snakehead that set a new world record for the species, according to local news coverage.

Andrew Fox of Mechanicsville caught a 19.9-pound northern snakehead via bowfishing on Mattawoman Creek in Charles County, Maryland, establishing a new…
A Maryland angler bowfished a 21.8-pound northern snakehead in June 2025, setting new Maryland records for non-hook-and-line capture and a world bowfi…
A Maryland angler bowfishing on Mattwoman Creek caught a 17.47-pound northern snakehead, surpassing the previous state record by over half a pound. Th…

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