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Post by fredo on Dec 23, 2011 18:49:39 GMT
I fished a beach for a couple of hours today and had quite a few finnock (to 20oz) along with the usual flatfish. This is one with seal damage (similar on both flanks)- And this is one with an infected lesion on it- The sea trout with infected lesions both had high lice burdens.
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Post by G Ritchie on Dec 23, 2011 19:16:07 GMT
Do you think the lesion was caused by a lamprey or through infection because of the high numbers of sea lice on the trout?
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Post by builnacraig on Dec 23, 2011 20:08:43 GMT
What size was the upper fish? Not convinced it was seal damage, no real teeth marks, could it be bird damage. The damage appears like an abrasion covering a large area with more extensive damage in the middle.
The bottom lesion is a mystery? The mark on that fish is circular like a lamprey mark but others were not so clear?
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Post by fredo on Dec 23, 2011 20:45:22 GMT
The other side of the same 12 oz fish (it was in poor condition). If it was not seal damage, it was caused by something else with big teeth. The bottom one has the same kind of lesion on it as the fish from two years ago. An infected area as opposed to the one with the predator bite mark. I have no proof, but my guess is that the marks on the fish behind the gills are caused by lice.
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Post by builnacraig on Dec 23, 2011 22:14:59 GMT
Look at the score marks, bird damage is still a possibility
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Post by fredo on Dec 24, 2011 8:51:52 GMT
It may be bird damage, but I still think it was something with teeth that caused the damage.
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Post by fredo on Dec 8, 2013 19:55:07 GMT
After a winter when we did not see or hear of any sea trout with lesions on them, I caught one yesterday. The lesion on the trout was the same as the ones from two winters ago and in the same place on the fish. Of interest is the fact that I caught the fish on the West side of the island. All the others were taken North of Stornoway on the East coast. What causes the lesions? I had several fat finnock of between 1lb and 1.5lbs yesterday, but the only one covered in lice (juvenile and immature) was the one with the lesion...... I must get a picture of another one as it has been pointed out to me that the original pictures of the lesions are getting a bit worn out.
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Post by devronmac on Dec 9, 2013 15:35:31 GMT
Is it actually legal to fish for finnock/ sea trout in salt water out of season ? I used to fish for them in the sea lochs of the west coast of Scotland but always observed the recognised close season.
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Post by fredo on Dec 9, 2013 16:46:23 GMT
The sea trout get caught when we are fishing for flatfish. Retaining the fish would be illegal.
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