Vampire Fish found in VT?
Jun 29, 2020 18:06:21 #
FinFisherman wrote:
Wonder about the walking catfish that was getting to be a problem down Miami way back in 60s? You would drive over them crossing the roads.
Forgot all about them. They’re probably all across the gulf south by now.
Jun 29, 2020 19:39:50 #
FourchonLa. wrote:
Forgot all about them. They’re probably all across the gulf south by now.
Don't think so.I Iive in Clearwater and drive to the other coast to visit near Cape Canaveral for the last 30years & haven't seen any.
Jun 29, 2020 19:54:29 #
Jun 30, 2020 07:10:11 #
Good Morning FinFisherman and USAF Major,
You are both correct, in a different article I do recall reading that they are part of an eel family.
Zoey :)
You are both correct, in a different article I do recall reading that they are part of an eel family.
Zoey :)
Jun 30, 2020 07:11:11 #
Big dog
Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York
ZoeyC2000 wrote:
Hi everyone,
These will never win a beauty contest, but they say there harmless.
This is the first time I've heard about these. I didn't even know they
exists.
Zoey :)
There are a few different species of lamprey. Some only get a few inches long, others get much bigger and can kill the host they attach to.
https://fox8.com/news/blood-sucking-vampire-fish-spawning-in-vermont-waters-experts-say-not-to-worry/
These will never win a beauty contest, but they say there harmless.
This is the first time I've heard about these. I didn't even know they
exists.
Zoey :)
There are a few different species of lamprey. Some only get a few inches long, others get much bigger and can kill the host they attach to.
https://fox8.com/news/blood-sucking-vampire-fish-spawning-in-vermont-waters-experts-say-not-to-worry/
Jun 30, 2020 07:14:32 #
FourchonLa. wrote:
Anytime I see where an expert says not to worry, it’s time to worry. Ballast water also gave us Zebra mussels.
Good morning FourchonLa,
Lol, I can hear the chairs sliding back and a dozen of them running down the hall.
Zoey :)
Jun 30, 2020 07:20:44 #
badbobby wrote:
methinks if one did
the private part wouldn't be private
any longer
the private part wouldn't be private
any longer
Good Morning Mr. Badbobby,
You have that right!
Zoey :)
Jun 30, 2020 07:24:58 #
Jun 30, 2020 07:37:19 #
Hi Zoey. That is definitely a lamprey. The are a very primitive jawless fish that have a cartilage skeleton instead of bones, like sharks and rays. They did a lit of damage to the trout fishery in the Great lakes back in the sixties and seventies. They clamp on to the side of the lake trout or other large fish and use their tongue to scrape away at the skin ,then suck the body fluids of the trout. They were a major problem until the found a way to control the population by electroshocking them in the small streams where they breed.
Jun 30, 2020 08:01:56 #
Flytier wrote:
Hi Zoey. That is definitely a lamprey. The are a... (show quote)
Good Morning Mr. Flytier,
Thank you, that was very interesting. I'm surprised we didn't know about them before with all the reading that we do. Now it makes me wonder if it is a problem. 2020 has been full of surprises.
Zoey :)
Jun 30, 2020 09:51:15 #
Jun 30, 2020 12:04:27 #
msmllm
Loc: Huntington, WV
FourchonLa. wrote:
Harmless as a piranha.
Who would want to take a hook out of that thing? You'd have a chewed up hand. That's the scariest looking thing I've ever seen. Cut The Line.
Jun 30, 2020 12:32:49 #
msmllm wrote:
Who would want to take a hook out of that thing? You'd have a chewed up hand. That's the scariest looking thing I've ever seen. Cut The Line.
You can't catch them on a hook!
Jun 30, 2020 13:34:02 #
Arizona
Loc: Roy, Washington
I remember these being prevalent in the Great Lakes back in the '70's and '80's Haven't herd much about them in recent years.
Jun 30, 2020 13:44:31 #
Lived in upstate ny for 35 years (saratoga cty) before retiring to MD to be near grandkids. Lampreys have been a problem in lk champlain forever- they threaten the sturgeon population by attaching to them. Also a problem with lake trout - nasty creatures!
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