Rod Caster Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 I'm hoping to catch lots of these this winter We caught it in around 25 fow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 AHHHHHHHHH aint he cute. Looks alittle cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bare foot wader Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 I think they're pretty cool, caught my fair share of them...slightly annoying at times..lol would make a sweet pet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Mudpuupy races are the best. Each player catches one. Put them all in a bucket. Spin it around once. Dump the bucket gingerly and the first one to make it back to the hole WINS.... I can garantee each one will go straight back to the nearest hole...I don't know how they know where the hole is but they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Mudpuupy races are the best. Each player catches one. Put them all in a bucket. Spin it around once. Dump the bucket gingerly and the first one to make it back to the hole WINS.... I can garantee each one will go straight back to the nearest hole...I don't know how they know where the hole is but they do. They feel the force,just like Luke Skywalker. Great pic,I put it on my desk top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 what are they anywy? I caught one on calendar bay and on erie. Each time I was Ice fishin.They squeal when you unhook em. I think thier gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 never seen one are they native or introduced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 (edited) They are a type of Salamander, and are Native to Ontario fresh water lakes. Here is a link to more info.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudpuppy Edited December 3, 2010 by Gerritt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 I don't know how they know where the hole is but they do. All males?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 All males?? ur killin me here !!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newboykool Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 i've never caught one of these and i'm reallllly interested in hooking one up how do u guys catch them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Thats freekin' awesome...what a cool looking beastie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2fishhave2work Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Never forget catching one as a kid in the Detroit river. While trying the get the hook out, the thing bit my finger and latched on with a death grip. Needed to pry it off. Scared the @%@$% out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted December 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Never forget catching one as a kid in the Detroit river. While trying the get the hook out, the thing bit my finger and latched on with a death grip. Needed to pry it off. Scared the @%@$% out of me. Ling are nearly as bad....minus the legs. Newboykool: Mud puppies will eat anything off bottom. The secret is to fish often Other than that, it's just been luck for me. Merc: I'm quite sure they are native to the lakes up here.... we don't hate 'em like we hate gobies. GB: Mudpuppyracing is my new favorite sport. Thanks for idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauce Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Keep in mind they are a protected species. So anyone thinking of eating one... think again. Catch n release, although racing them could liven up a slow day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perchslayer666 Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Kill them with fire. I hate these things, super gross, and stink. I wonder if fish eat these things??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tknohpy Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 If you fish nippissing leave your bait on the bottom at night and you will get one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 We used to come across them when we were playing on the river as kids. They made me squirm. They looked too lizardy and yes, they would bite. I'm ashamed to admit that we often crushed them with big rocks. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbac31 Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 When I first moved here from Newfoundland I was Ice Fishing up north. I started dozing off in the portable hut looking at the hole and woke up to one of these little freaks looking at me. Scared the Jeebers out of me for sure. Someone must have caught it and released it and it decided it wanted something in my hut. I never saw something like that and thought it was a mutant of some sort. Kinda scared me at first but realized it wasnt harmfull other than the fact that the little buggers do bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted December 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Keep in mind they are a protected species. So anyone thinking of eating one... think again. Catch n release, although racing them could liven up a slow day. Sounds like they need to be protected from all the scaredey- cat fishermen here. hehehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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