[BassintheGrass]

There is little need for these ultra-predators to move and find new grounds unless they are deprived of feeding areas which currently has not happened given the square miles of water you are referring to in the tidal Potomac. They will destroy the fishery, especially the ability for spawning flats to successfully produce fish over the next few years for quality fishing in 2012-16. To say they are trapped is a misnomer. These fish have contained themselves and once they have depleted resources they will move on to new waters. This movement will be or could be assisted by any natural event like hurricanes or flooding. Reports are also on the rise in MD by the way in the creeks. My guess is these fish are being seen and caught in the shallow creeks in large quanity which mankes many to conclude they are not present in the depp water of the channels. This is of course not true. I caught quite a few in twenty plus feet and afterward check electronics and found them stacked up all over the line, either they were all snakeheads or they were feeding on a school, but after landing four in succession I gave up. All were properly per VA codes killed and iced. Largest was almost six pounds.