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Jun 30, 2020 14:32:04 #

msmllm Loc: Huntington, WV

FinFisherman wrote:

You can't catch them on a hook!

How did the fish get caught, without a hook?

Jun 30, 2020 14:52:31 #

Captain Lahti Loc: Kennewick, WA

Lamprey ell. Native to the west coast rivers. Migrat to fresh water to spawn. Or into small streams. A delicacy to our coastal Indians. They do attach themselves to fish in the ocean and you will often catch a salmon or steelhead with the round bit mark on them. They don’t usually kill their host. Nd they don’t squally attach to warm blooded critters like us. They are mostly harmless, just don’t look harmless. They are invasive to the Great Lakes.

Jun 30, 2020 15:08:26 #

BKC CURTIS Loc: PORTLAND OREGON

Find info and footage on EELS at Oregon City Falls in Portland Oregon and the Indians who traditionally gather them.

Jun 30, 2020 15:31:06 #

ZoeyC2000 Loc: Charlotte, N.C.

Smokypig wrote:

Those things look like refugees from cheap, B grade movies.

Lol,
I can see it now on the SyFy channel, Vampire Fish From Hell. Brought to you by All State, where safe drivers save fourty percent.

Zoey :)

Jun 30, 2020 15:43:42 #

ZoeyC2000 Loc: Charlotte, N.C.

msmllm wrote:

How did the fish get caught, without a hook?

Hi msmllm,
I think it was Flytier that mentioned they controlled the population by electroshocking them
when they go to the streams to migrate.

Zoey :)

Jun 30, 2020 16:13:34 #

mcdclc Loc: Pomona, NY

Looks like a lampray eel. A big trouble maker.

Jun 30, 2020 16:35:09 #

BKC CURTIS Loc: PORTLAND OREGON

What kind of trouble do they cause.

Jun 30, 2020 16:56:44 #

fishing rod Loc: Michigan

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 :)

https://fox8.com/news/blood-sucking-vampire-fish-spawning-in-vermont-waters-experts-say-not-to-worry/

Been in th great lakes for over 60 yrs. In the 50's just about killed every thing in the big lakes. They are still a problem but are being contained, managed, whatever that means????

Jun 30, 2020 17:19:33 #

Fatman Loc: Doylestown, OH

That's a Weird fish. I never heard of them before either.

Jun 30, 2020 17:46:28 #

hemihappy Loc: pawleys island s.c.

ZoeyC2000 wrote:

It is a lamprey that decimated the Blue Pickeral and Just about the Lake Trout. Very dangerous if they get into the Great Lakes again. They have traps that were keeping them in check hope they are still doing that and this was a single one that got through.

Jun 30, 2020 19:28:53 #

Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven

mcdclc wrote:

Looks like a lampray eel. A big trouble maker.

Welcome aboard. Hang on - have fun.

Jun 30, 2020 20:51:11 #

The CDB is Awesome Loc: Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina

ZoeyC2000 wrote:

Just a simple lamphray, Don't know if the spelling is right.

Jun 30, 2020 21:57:59 #

Mauwehu Loc: Norwalk Ct

Talk about a hickey.......

Jun 30, 2020 23:05:22 #

Olddawg Loc: Citrus Springs, Fl

They did the special on river monsters and he had them biting right thróugh his wet suit so they will bite warm blooded animals. At least they only break the skin and then hold on with suction instead of burrowing in.

Jul 1, 2020 00:33:22 #

waxdipper Loc: Yucca Valley, CA

That is what is called a lamprey, They are a pain in the butt. Once they latch on, they don't want to let go. They love fresh blood. Beware of them.

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