6/30 Braddocks

[fishfish]

Two salmon in a row had eels. 237 feet 55 down on riggers. spoons

[Bobber_Down]

Thats a Lamprey

[greenhornet73]

Too bad salmon don’t eat eels like stripers do

[freebird18]

This is the result of a DEC that is totally  ineffective.

[fisherman21]

I’ve seen more lampreys on fish this year than ever before. I would say it’s greater than 50 percent of the fish I catch. What is everyone else seeing?

[whaler1]

Only one small one on one Brown this year. 

[Traveling Circus]

9 browns this morning..... 4 with lampreys.....

[Fishnatzee]

Saw a bunch on spring browns this year!

[Trouthunter]

I sure hope they a going back in millions of little pieces

 

[greenhornet73]

I hear they are the best chum you can use 😉

[bigwalleye]

1 of 4 fish netted Weds outta Hughes had a lamprey. Back in early May almost half our fish (12-15 fish) off Niagara Bar - had lampreys on them. That was an awful high percentage I thought?

 

The ones that come on my boat go back in 2 pieces.

[chinook35]

Landed 4 steelies ( all small , 12-16 inches) , 4 shaker kings and lost two bigger , landed one decent. All clean , no lampreys or scars 

[brucehookedup]

Lampreys are on many fish that i catch. I have not ever seen it this bad. I have had at least 10 times where there is 2 on the fish. We think the birds are bad, think again. They (DEC) need to figure out that problem and rectify it.

[GAMBLER]

I had a lamprey stuck to my hull yesterday.  I helped it come aboard and sent it back in pieces.  

[fisherman21]

Lately most of my fish have had them on them. One steelhead I got had 2 on it. I even foul hooked a lamprey last weekend when I was trolling 

[Traveling Circus]

10 kings today..... 2 matures, and 8 shakers or "super" shakers........

one mature had a lamprey attached, and the other had a bloody scar as the lamprey detached boatside. 

none of the little guys had lampreys or scars. Been fishing Sandy to Braddocks for 30 years, and this is the worst lamprey infestation I've seen.......... We also got 1 brown which was clean.

 

 

 

Edited July 2, 2022 by Traveling Circus

[whaler1]

Crazy Mike I’ve seen one this year. 

[kisutch]

Maybe our neighbors to the north have decided that they no longer have to poison their streams.

 

Kisutch

[HB2]

Well , they use to  treat Sandy . The last time I saw the trucks upstream was about 12 years ago I think . Maybe longer . 

 

None of the fish I boated has lamprey marks 

Edited July 2, 2022 by HB2

[kisutch]

South Sandy Creek was to be treated end of May first part of June. I have the treatment schedule right in front of me.

[greenhornet73]

At least that will help next years crop but how long do the adult lampreys live

[greenhornet73]

I just googled it. Looks like we are stuck with the adults  for the next couple years.  They spend their first 3-10 in the streams as juveniles.

[brucehookedup]

Got four lampreys yesterday. WTF is going on.

[GAMBLER]

4 hours ago, brucehookedup said:

Got four lampreys yesterday. WTF is going on.

I heard (don't know how true it is) that Canada did not due lamprey treatments a couple years ago due to covid.  

[rod hog]

last week end we boated 18 half had lampreys on them