Guest Manitoubass Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Never, ever seen one until I snagged one today with a flat rap. A truly digusting looking creature, lol, the gloves came out to remove it off the treble hook, haha. Anyone else see these anywhere? I wasn't sure if it was invasive of not, so I took a few pics, checked out the MNR site and filled out the form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manitoubass Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 edit. was in Rainy River, not Rainy lake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bare foot wader Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 for sure a lamprey? american eels are often mistaken for lamprey.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Lamprey and eels are not even comparable. Do you have a pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manitoubass Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Yeah, after checking the pics for comparison, I'm sure it's a lamprey. I have some pics, but none of them turned out very well, so it's tough to tell by the pics what type of lamprey it actually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 (edited) i could be terribly wrong on my geography but i don't think you have a sea lamprey problem in rainy river. there are lamprey native to canada. given the fact that you are not located anywhere close to the great lakes, i would presume you found and Ichtyomyzon. Edited September 15, 2010 by Dr. Salvelinus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Lamprey for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyomyzon_unicuspis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manitoubass Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 i could be terribly wrong on my geography but i don't think you have a sea lamprey problem in rainy river. I've fished this river for 25 years, and this is the first one Ive ever seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 (edited) this is 99.9% not a sea lamprey. Edited September 15, 2010 by Dr. Salvelinus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manitoubass Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 another pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manitoubass Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 i have intimate knowledge of lamprey and lamprey control. this is not a sea lamprey. why is this? any idea of what it is then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 why is this? any idea of what it is then? as i posted above, i believe this to be a silver lamprey, not a sea lamprey. a silver lamprey is native to your waters, and nothing to worry about. i work in lamprey control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Yes, they're native to Rainy river and Lake of the Woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manitoubass Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 as i posted above, i believe this to be a silver lamprey, not a sea lamprey. a silver lamprey is native to your waters, and nothing to worry about. i work in lamprey control. cool, thanks for the info. I just wanted to make sure, as like I said, I've never seen one before. Still, creepy buggers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 i have intimate knowledge of lamprey and lamprey control. this is not a sea lamprey. Exactly. Could be a brook or a silver lamprey. Looks to be about the right size. A silver lamprey isn't parasitic and they're good indicators of a healthy ecosystem. You let it go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manitoubass Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Exactly. Could be a brook or a silver lamprey. Looks to be about the right size. A silver lamprey isn't parasitic and they're good indicators of a healthy ecosystem. You let it go? No I didn't let it go. It was killed in the process of removing my hooks (was hooked in three different spots, one almost through the mouth) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 A silver lamprey isn't parasitic and they're good indicators of a healthy ecosystem. You let it go? Actually silver lamprey ARE parasitic... But they are a healthy indicator and not detrimental to the fish population in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 http://pond.dnr.cornell.edu/nyfish/Petromyzontidae/silverlamprey.html There is also some suggestion that silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) and the northern brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor which is non-parasitic) are more closely related than originally thought and may be the same species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Yeah, Doc. Most of the lampreys we see here, in muskie water, are non parasitic. I don't know why that is because sea lamprey range is all through here and the Great Lakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 pretty neat and rare occurrence to snag a native lamprey regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Actually silver lamprey ARE parasitic... But they are a healthy indicator and not detrimental to the fish population in any way. oh yeah right.. brooks are the ones that feed on benthic invertebrates. thanks dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 (edited) i believe they are filter feeders. i think they munch on detritus etc. Edited September 15, 2010 by Dr. Salvelinus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governator Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 That would just freak the crap out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 So, if it was not released, inquiring minds need to know... how did it taste? HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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