Snakeheads Found In Delaware River

HARRISBURG, PA—Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) officials announced last week that they've confirmed that northern snakeheads have been found in the Delaware River, and they say the fish are probably growing in number. Snakeheads first showed up in a Maryland pond in 2002, and were soon dubbed "Frankenfish" because of their voracious appetite, menacing looks and ability to travel short distances over land. They can live out of water for several days.
Now that snakeheads are in the Delaware, the PFBC says they could eventually spread throughout the drainage, and possibly swim upstream to the Lehigh Valley.

The Delaware River is renowned for excellent populations of smallmouth bass, striped bass, walleyes, catfish, shad, various panfish and other species.

The PFBC says anglers who catch snakeheads should kill the fish and notify the agency immediately.