Northern Snakehead

Description

The Northern Snakehead is a species of snakehead native to East Asia, China, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea. It is an important food fish and one of the most cultivated in its native region, with an estimated 500 tons produced every year for food in Korea.

The Northern Snakehead can double its population in as little as 15 years, and as such can be highly invasive.

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This is the Wiki page for the Northern Snakehead found in Kamuibetsu National Park.

Summary

Habitats

Northern Snakehead can be found in Shallow Pond, Lake Shore, and Shallow Lake.

Bait & Lure Preferences

Bloodworm, Eggs, Worm, Shad, Pearl Barley, Redworm, Hotdog, Minnow, Frog, Dog Biscuits, Swimbait, Spinner, Spinnerbait, Cheese, Leeches, Corn, Jerkbait, can be used to lure and catch Northern Snakehead in COTW the Angler.

Traits

The Northern Snakehead has the following traits:

  • Aggressive:

    Goes directly for a strike without nibbling.

  • Hard Fighter:

    Tries its best to get off the hook.

Tips for catching Northern Snakehead

Preferred Bait

The Northern Snakehead preferes Bloodworm as bait. If you use Bloodworm you have the best chance of cathing a Northern Snakehead.

Time of Day

The best time for catching a Northern Snakehead is during ☀️Daytime and 🌙Nighttime.

Water Temperature

Northern Snakehead will bite when the water temperature is between 0.0°C and 30.0°C, with an ideal temperature of 13.0°C.

Ranks & Hook Sizes

RankHook Size
👶Juvenile (0.167-0.328kg)10
🥉Bronze (0.328-1.09kg)9
🥈Silver (1.09-2.55kg)8 and 7
🥇Gold (2.55-4.24kg)6 and 5
💎Diamond (4.24-5.91kg)4

Northern Snakehead Hotspots Map

A map with known hotspots for Northern Snakehead. These are locations where Diamond Northern Snakehead have been caugth, but they don't guarantee a Diamond Rank catch. Also, other ranks of Northern Snakehead can be caught at these locations.

Diamond Hotspot locations for Northern Snakehead.
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