--- title: "Video: Snakehead Crushes Frog Bait" description: "After a weekend of bass fishing in NYC's Central Park, I wasn't surprised to hear rumors that snakeheads have been spotted in the Harlem Meer, the park's northernmost pond. I didn't have an encounter with a snakehead while there, but if I ever do, I hope it plays out like this... You can see the fish leave his shoreline hangout to come up and destroy the angler's top-water frog. The fish proceeds to destroy everything in its path on the way to shore." date: "2014-06-04" modified: "2014-06-04" authors: - name: "Paul Kemper" link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/paul-kemper/" url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gone-fishin/2014/06/snakeheads-harlem/" categories: - "Baits, Lures, & Flies" - "Fishing Gear" - "Gear" --- # Video: Snakehead Crushes Frog Bait ![]() After a weekend of bass fishing in NYC's Central Park, I wasn't surprised to hear rumors that snakeheads have been spotted in the Harlem Meer, the park's northernmost pond. I didn't have an encounter with a snakehead while there, but if I ever do, I hope it plays out like this... You can see the fish leave his shoreline hangout to come up and destroy the angler's top-water frog. The fish proceeds to destroy everything in its path on the way to shore. This video is pretty cool, but it's important to be aware that snakeheads are a very serious problem to natural fisheries. Check your local regulations to see how to handle a snakehead if caught. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3cjR11DsPY// ## Author *Paul Kemper is the R3/DEI coordinator* for the *Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, the vice president of the Traditional Bowhunters of Montana, and production coordinator for Randy Newberg's Fresh Tracks. He lives in Bozeman, Montana.* ### Author social links [Instagram]()