BAD NEWS-Cayuga Lake VHS

[Bigfoot]

BAD NEWS-Cayuga Lake VHS

NYSDEC announced that a large die off of round gobies in Cayuga Lake was due to VHS. Details are at  http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/19d7d31

[jk1]

Round gobies, is there other types?

[Bigfoot]

Yes. About 2,000 species of gobies world wide.

 

 

 

[fisherdude]

that will spread  to Seneca lake fast. i was on Cayuga lake last weekend . i did wash the boat and wash out the live well witch had bait from the lakers puking it up . 

[GAMBLER]

It is more than likely already there.  VHS is it usually only affects sick or stressed fish.  Healthy fish will survive it. 

[Skidplate]

There was a gobie die off last year and the year before 

[Frogger]

VHS is not new to the finger lakes. Hence the reason for the bait regulations put out few years ago.


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[bulletbob]

 maybe ALL the damn gobies will die.. We can only hope...

[Mr.Esox]

Vhs has been around forever it is not a new disease don't worry about it there is nothing we can do mother nature decides the course. Fish On !!

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[Bigfoot]

I wish I shared your optimism. Always been with us? Really? It was first detected in the US in 1988. It is capable of massive fish kills. You're right that we can't do much about it, other than handle live bait in a responsible manner to prevent its' spread to new waters.

[Mr.Esox]

Yes it has been with us and in Europe a lot longer than here. It can spread from the handling of caught fish dead or alive. Except for the St.Lawerence River muskie population in NY, where has it really decimated gamefish populations and it has been for 29 yrs ?

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[FishingTheFL]

Perch I caught today were stuffed full of gobies. Hope this doesn't damper the perch fishing... Some nice ones starting to show up. Not like Seneca slabs but good eaters

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