canadian_copper Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 TALK ABOUT A TUFF DAY!!! WITH 50K WIND GUSTS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER DRIFTED THE CREEK WITH WHITE CAPS LOL POOR LITTLE FLOAT WAS JUST GETTIN SWAMPED EVERY WAVE!!!BUT WHEN THE FLOAT DIDNT COME BACK UP YOU KNOW WHO WAS THERE LOL PLAYED IN THE RAIN AND WIND FOR 5HRS AND MANAGED 3 FOR 6. GOT 1 HEN WHO WAS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE!!! SHE HAD A NASTY LAMPREY MARK ON HER AND SOME KIND OF FUNGUS !! IT WAS ON HER BACK AND YOU CAN SEE A DARK PATCH ON HER GILL PLATE EATING AWAY AT IT!!! WELL TIME TO GO DRY MY CLOTHES AND TEND TO THIS WIND BURN LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 wow the last two are beauties... wtg out there and thanks for the report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Thanks for the report... awful looking fish!! What happened to the Cap Locks key btw? is it stuck? Gerritt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Well done as usual scott....and yes that fish didnt look to healthy.thanks for sharing...cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian_copper Posted April 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 a bud sent me a link from another board and it looks like some vhs signs!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskymatt Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 I was doing some more checking and it seems up to now Salmonoids have not been affected( I could be wrong ) .But it looks an awful lot like VHS. Here is a link ,.,,I hope I'm not over stepping my rights by posting it. If I have ,I apologise Matt http://www.muskiescanada.ca/Articles/VHS_A..._Fact_Sheet.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian_copper Posted April 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 they almost closed all the fish ladders this yr cause of it!!! they say its been in the rivers for a few yrs now!!! trout definatly do have it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Nice job out there Scott! Winds and rain were a bit extreme today...it's great to see you landing 3!!! That one is banged up pretty bad...and unfortunately it does look like VHS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douger Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 great job, considering the wind (a float fisherman's worst nightmare?). -d- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 WTG Scott.Thanks for the pics.MTP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnow Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 The determination paid off, hats off for being on the creek with the 50 k winds! Just proves you can catch steel in any conditions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 a bud sent me a link from another board and it looks like some vhs signs!!! Fairly common symptoms of stress in post spawn fish IMO. I've yet to see symptoms of VHS in Lake O, Michigan, Huron or Georgian Bay steelhead, but it's full blown in many of the fish from Erie's south shore, no doubt about that unfortunately. Nice catch BTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian_copper Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 HER OTHER SIDE HAD SOME ROTTING FLESH!!! REGARDLESS VHS IS HERE AND TX FOR THE COMMENTS FELLAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 What should we do with a fish that we suspect has VHS? Releasing it does not seem like a good idea..... Thanks, BG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmaster Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 (edited) That fish has had the life sucked outa it by a Lampray ....that is not VHS ...no bulged eye's no red around the gills ...ive done my share of collecting info on VHS ....we have been shocking fish in the grand river for over a week now no sighs of VHS ...was at a meeting last night for the Daffsco Anglers Club and John Copper from the MNR was there and all the live fish they have tested came back NIL of VHS ..not saying its not out there but is very slim ..like i said a Lampry has got the best of that nice trout ..not sure if you Trout guys no that if they ever ban bait because of VHS say good bye to your Roe ... Edited April 18, 2007 by Fishmaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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