Sandy Creek April 28

[Legacy 471]

An absolute blood bath this morning. Unspeakable numbers.... Lake Ontario fed us an unreal King bite, a monster class of Brown Trout, and even a couple of Coho to make things interesting. 15-18 fow with a mix of spoons and sticks. 
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[rdebadts 92]

Awesome. That’s what we expected out of sodus, but it was just too muddy. Congrats on a great day


The Fishin’ Physician Assistant

[brucehookedup 50]

Nice rob, i had two kings like the gills on the pic. I think gill netting for other species? Bad handling when young? Not sure.

[Legacy 471]

55 minutes ago, brucehookedup said:

Nice rob, i had two kings like the gills on the pic. I think gill netting for other species? Bad handling when young? Not sure.

 

We had three on Sunday. I have been told it is a product of the hatchery.

[Gill-T 367]

Since we are seeing gill plate rot with more frequency, I think as a group collectively we should consider keeping these fish and getting them out of the system. Thoughts?

[brucehookedup 50]

Never figured it was contagious once they are in the big pond. Providing that is the issue. What are the higher ups saying Rob? Sick Jerry on it, lol.

[Gill-T 367]

My concern is they will return to the salmon river and end up back at the hatchery. The fish I have seen with the condition appear healthy and functional. I worry about the ones we don’t see that die in the system. 

[Corey 12]

It's called a shortened operculum. Pretty common in salmonids raised in hatchery environments. A variety of factors are thought to be responsible for it. Here's a quick article I found describing it. 

http://www.tinaportman.ca/2017/05/02/the-mystery-of-missing-gill-covers-part-2/

Nice fish btw Legacy!

[Corey 12]

Seen the same condition in several steelhead I caught this year. 
Fresh lamprey mark as well on this poor guy!

[Traveling Circus 45]

Thanks for the link Corey.....

[Gill-T 367]

I wonder if the DEC is aware of this condition. Sounds like it might be a food pellet or a incubation temp issue?

Edited April 30 by Gill-T