Sea Lampreys

[Finished Business]

Heard of now a few salmon being caught with sea lampreys attached this year. Haven't heard anything of them in the last four years that I have been fishing the chuck. I have yet to catch a salmon with a lamprey attached, but one was entered for a prize in the Silva Bay derby and another (pictured below) was caught by a friend while fishing the Silva derby as well. I've heard a few mentions of them this year on the forum.

Just wondering how often it happens? Just fugly creatures....





.....edit, guess I should have searched first, posted second. Seems it has been discussed.

http://www.sportfishingbc.com/forum/showthread.php?23966-Lampreys&highlight=lampreys

http://www.sportfishingbc.com/forum/showthread.php?23488-Pacific-Lamprey&highlight=lampreys

 

[vanislehunter]

I got one on a weird looking other fish(possibly a pollock) at porlier a couple weeks ago.

 

[Charter Tofino]

Got one last year June 6th off Lasqueti. It was attached to a 30. Haven't seen any others though, fairly uncommon.

 

[tubber]

Lots of lampreys of some sort are passing by the Bonneville viewing window along with millions of shad and lots of Chinooks.
Sometimes they stop and suck on the window. ugly muthers

http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environment/Fish/Cameras.aspx

 

[Peahead]

Had a lamprey attached to a pac/cod out off Thrasher last month.

In 2011 had some come in attached to the sockeye - here is the link to a post with some close-up photos.....scroll to post #979

http://www.sportfishingbc.com/forum...-2011-Reports-Thread/page98&highlight=lamprey

 

[Captain Dudds]

I've caught two Pollock now with these things hanging off them. Pretty disgusting looking. Both off the fingers.

Pic1

pic2

 

[Seafever]

Considered a delicacy by certain people in Oregon.

They have a river there that is chock full of them every year.

They are trying to get them "protected".........because they like eating them better than salmon.

Not saying it's their fault though.

Throw a couple on the Barbie and see if they are "gourmet".......

 

[Derby]

One of the sock's we caught today

 

[leaseman]

One of the sock's we caught today

Catch them with the eel still atached Derby.... I will take it off your hands....!

 

[adrianna3]

Got a feeder last year with one attached. Exactly like the top photo. Fairly common in the Puget Sound apparently.

Dave

 

[KCW]

Caught a few trout in Cowichan lake with them attached and usally the larger trout have a few healed scars. There was some baby ones in the lower Chemanius river last summer.

 

[Derby]

Catch them with the eel still atached Derby.... I will take it off your hands....!

ha haaa ... wish I had a couple thousand pounds..