Ryan Alvarez caught a 17 pound, 1 ounce bullseye snakehead in April that has been recognized as an all-tackle world record by ...

The giant snakehead (Channa micropeltes), a predatory fish native to Southeast Asia, ... From cattle to crayfish, human pressures mount on Zambia’s Kafue River. Ryan Truscott 11 Jul 2025.

The Maryland hook and line record snakehead is also the IGFA all tackle record for the species. That 21-pound fish was caught by Damien Cook in July 2023 in Dorchester County, Maryland.