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Black spots

Black spot disease is commonly observed in rock bass and other sunfish, bass, pike, perch, minnows, and other fish species. It can be identified by the presence of small black spots, usually about the size of a pin head, in the skin, the fins, the musculature, and the mouth of the fish. The black spots are caused by pigment that the fish deposits around the larval stage of a parasitic digenetic trematode, usually a Neascus spp.

The lifecycle of the "black spot" parasite is complex. The adult parasite is found in a fish eating bird, the kingfisher. The larval parasite is transferred from the infected fish to the bird during the feeding process. In the kingfisher, the larval stage develops into an adult parasite. The adult parasite in the intestine of the bird produces eggs that are eventually deposited in the water. There the eggs mature, hatch, and develop into the miracidium stage of the parasite. The miracidium infects a snail. In the snail, the miracidium develops into the cercaria life stage. The cercaria leaves the snail and actively penetrates a host fish. In the fish, the parasite becomes encysted. In about 22 days, black spots form around the cyst. This entire lifecycle takes at least 112 days to complete.

In general, the presence of the "black spot" parasite does not affect the growth or the longevity of the infected fish; however massive infections in young fish may cause fish mortality. The parasite is incapable of infecting humans and, as is the case with all fish parasites, it is destroyed by thorough cooking. When fish are heavily infected, some anglers prefer to remove the skin to improve the appearance of the cooked fish.

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http://www.fish.state.pa.us/images/pages/qa/fish/worms.htm

I think this relates to any fisheating bird, not just the kingfisher.

Hi all.

Recently moved into a new home and now need to touch up a few different problem areas. Some we created, others existing and I am looking for advice.

Problem #1 - Picture hanging holes - what is the best way to patch these so they are a non-noticeable as possible?

Problem #2 - In one area there is a spot where the paint has peeled from the primer, leaving the primer showing through in an area about 2" X 5". Seems to me like a hard area to fill and then paint to match the existing colour as if it never happened?

Problem #3 - Something was dropped and left the colour it was painted scuffed on the wall in a few small areas. It is darker and the scuff marks won't rub off.

We have all the original paint colours left over from the previous owners, so matching isn't a problem. Looking for some great hints here.

Thanks.

Have you eaten many?

No, just one piece of a gill hooked fish that was a gonner....my opinion is that it tasted like a rotten boot.

My earlier post is based on opinion and not what is allowed by the regulations.

Why keep a muskie? They are not a good eating fish. Keeping more bass would have been better. Smallies in the 1-1.5 pound range are actually pretty good eating. Muskie in the 14 pound range are not.

I bet you will say it tasted great....

Ah h h h h . . . . . . I was wonderin' about the do-it-yourself kits . . . I suppose the ONLY safe way is to write it all over again, and take it directly to a lawyer, rather than pay for a kit, THEN pay again for a lawyer. And from what I can tell, a GOOD para-legal charges lawyer scale fees anyway? Perhaps the lawyer likes to fish, and could buy a nice carp rod for a few hundered bucks!

Lawyersw are paid (unfortunately very heaftly) to write wills. You wouldn't partake in a fishing charter offered by a lumberjack, so get it done right! Also you would go on a charter on Lake O with someone who has only done 2-3 charters on smaller lakes, so why go with a paralegal?

Yes I think my number at 23 tonnes is more correct than the story's number of 23,000 tonnes. They don't call it the Peterborough exaggerator for nothing.

By the way 23,000 metric tonnes is = 50,706,320 pounds.

Twenty-three tonnes = 50,706 pounds which would equal about 2,500 - 5,000 individual fish. Many news outlets are using an average fish size of 20 pounds to do conversions, but I would more likely say the average is about 10-12 pounds.

MNR is damage controlling (perhaps due to the approaching long weekend?). No one wants to see a bunch of dead carp while pleasure boating through the liftlocks into Little Lake.

They are in Little lake, I saw some floaters. Maybe not in huge numbers (I counted 5, probably not natural die-offs), but they are there.

All drinking water is treated and goes through rigorus screening and filtering for various types of contaminants. The drinking water that is untreated (wells, natural springs) usually comes from underground aquafirs that are not impacted by surface run-off.

Now anyone drinking directly from that stream - that is a different story.

Even with the rechargeable Li-ion battery, I get about 20 hours. Must have a brighter backlight than the Garmin for the Garmin to last that much longer.

The screen light is what really drains the batt's. The level is adjustable and has 3 settings on the 500LE, I just keep it at the loweest level.

I also forgot to mention that the 500LE does have an SD card slot for media storage so it is essentially infinitely expandable.

Dead fish are showing up in all lakes.

I have not heard Stoney specifically, but have heard Lovesick, Katchewanooka and the Otonabee, so Stoney has to be effected as well.

They are even finding them in Little Lake in downtown P-dot.

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield dump has accepted about 23 tonnes of dead carp since this thing began and are extending hours and opening on days they usually don't open on to accept the overflow.

I think the worst is over (IMO).

Overall, from what I heard the devestation in the Kawarthas was much worse than Scugog based on the weight of carp going to the dumps, but then again, there's much more water volume around here.

I have it - don't mind it, but have nothing to compare it to.

I had a bit of an issue with customer service that wasted a lot of my time, but it was a weird problem that no one there had run into before (nothing to do with the unit at all).

It has been cheaper. Canadian Tire had it on sale 2X this summer at $200.

Becuase it is the LE model it does not come with a rechargable battery. It does have an adaptor that you use with 3 AA or AAA batteries (can't remember which ones right now). I somehow lucked out and got the adaptor and a rechargable in my box even though it says right on the box what you are supposed to get.

The maps are best downloaded from the Magellan site - they are the most recent versions. Don't buy at Walmart or CTC as the versions they have are very old.

I find the direct route software good and the lake software also good. It is a plus that this unit has a colour screen and it loads pretty quick. Direct route software was about $180 and kawartha lake map software was $130 or so, so those costs are additional.

Good luck with your decision.

My PB 18.5 inch largie...probably around 2.5 pounds or so....another team 6 entry!

You sure that one isn't at least 7 there ccmt? Just kidding, of course. Finally a man that doesn't exaggerate the size of his, ummm.....fish. Give yourself a bit of credit there though, 18.5" should go over 3, maybe higher.

The fish looks like it is going to eat your head.....lol.

Glad you had a good time.

I have seen sooo many threads on this board "discussing" the laws and people asking for clarification on rules. Usually those threads end up without a clear-cut answer or agreement. Just goes to show that OPP/Local/Even some CO's (maybe) can't be expected to know the rules inside out. I think they are vague for a reason.

As far as licences go, I buy a sport license even though I usually keep only perch and crappie within Conservation license limits - Why? I hope the money goes towards funding the MNR.

I saw a Mythbusters episode where they let 2 pig carcasses cook in a car to try and duplicate the Seinfeld episode and also another where they tested home remedies for skunk sprays. In both, as I remember, hydrogen-peroxide + baking soda + liquid dish detergent made an exceptional cleaner and got rid of the smell better than anything commercially available.

If you go this route, test a small spot first as I don't know what the peroxide will do to the interior of a car. I do think though, that the baking soda will mix with the peroxide and create a non-harmful mixture.

Good luck.

Thanks Nancy boy......just kidding sounds great. Probably be good with crappie too, just reduce the cook time..

Not 12, not even close.

Pretty crafty camera work holding it so far out from his body. The scientists will tear that picutre apart once they analyse it. There is no way that fish had a 25" girth. My wife's waist is 27" around and that ain't even close.

I just wated 5 minutes reading that article - wish I had it back.

Take a look at those 6 pounders in the other threads, this is nowhere near 5.

I guess 3-3.5.

You would have had a nice tourney bag there - some real pigs.

Vote placed.

33rd place and (hopefully) climbing.

3M 5200 works wonders. Just scuff up the surface a bit with a coarse wire brush, clean with acetone, let dry and let the 5200 cure. Should be good to go in a week or 2.

Glad too see you wearing vests.

Stayed here a few years back. Good fishing and cottages. It is under new ownership since I was there. It was "reasonable" for a friend and I, but not sure what the rates are now.

http://www.ontariolodges.com/opeecheelakelodge.htm

Real nice.

Going back to a previous thread - 11 Lbs. would be an absolute monster (and probably never happen) after seeing those 6's.

I prefer the warmer temperatures.. not much point in having a pool we're not using.

If you don't want to empty the BC, take it back half-way (or abouts) and tie a uni-to-uni with the braid. All the benefits of braid on the front half, half the cost. Just a thought. Depending on how "good" you are with the BC, you may want to stick with the mono for the rest of the season. It is a lot easier to pick out the birds nest's with mono then braid. If you are comfortable with it, then 'giver.

Not sure about the diameter of the braid and mono, but a UTU is best used on lines that are of similar diameter. There is another knot to use if they aren't the same, but it escapes me right now. Should be a how-to in the braid package.

Don't worry about the "cheapo" stuff. One man's cheapo is another's pay cheque. Take care of it and it will outlast you.