Bay Journal
Invasive snakeheads found in Susquehanna tributary
Pennsylvania angler Mark Mabry knew he had something big on his line while fishing the Lancaster County section of Octoraro Creek this summer.
He didn’t expect to reel in a 25-inch northern snakehead — a notorious invasive species with a big appetite and the ability to shuffle short distances on land.
“I was a little shocked,” he said. “They’re fun to catch, but it’s not what I want to see.”
Mabry’s catch was the first snakehead confirmed in the Pennsylvania portion of the Octoraro Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
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Donna Morelli-
September 19, 2018 
Fisheries
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