conwyrod
Advisory Board
Autumn on the Conwy
Posts: 4,659
|
Post by conwyrod on Jan 25, 2010 18:20:14 GMT
It looks like lice damage to me - the lice have presumably damaged the slime coating?
|
|
|
Post by greenman on Feb 9, 2010 13:48:30 GMT
Very interesting.
Most of those fish looked in pretty poor nick imo. No doubt carrying loads of lice had a detrimental impact on the poor fish.
Is this type of lice infestation also present in other estuary fisheries in Scotland or is this peculiar to the Hebs?
I've caught a small number of, mainly juvenile, sea trout in the sea around Uist and they were not infested with lice. I suspect these juvenile fish dart in and out of freshwater which might help to shake lice off.
|
|
|
Post by Roobarb on Feb 9, 2010 18:01:06 GMT
Fredo the nearest I've seen to damage like that was on fresh peal (West Country name for small sea trout) on the Dorset Frome this year. There isn't a fish farm within several hundred miles but the damage was from the unusually high numbers of lice the fish were carrying. It has been noted once or twice in the past down this way and I have seen it on one other occasion. The one in the photo isn't as bad as your fish but one or two were. Andy
|
|
fredo
Active Member
Posts: 1,095
|
Post by fredo on Mar 16, 2010 18:47:16 GMT
We are still picking up a few sea trout. As you can see from this 2lb trout, they are fattening up nicely.
|
|
conwyrod
Advisory Board
Autumn on the Conwy
Posts: 4,659
|
Post by conwyrod on Mar 16, 2010 19:04:35 GMT
A nice deep bodied fish, well done.
|
|
herbie29
Active Member
14 lbs spey spring salmon
Posts: 495
|
Post by herbie29 on Mar 16, 2010 19:37:50 GMT
Fredo are they still carrying as meany lice that one looks to have quite a few from what I can see
Herbie
|
|
fredo
Active Member
Posts: 1,095
|
Post by fredo on Mar 16, 2010 20:56:11 GMT
That one had about 40 old lice on it with most of the lice near the tail of the fish. The poor thing pictured below (about 1lb) was obviously a kelt and was covered in lice of all ages. It was taken from a location quite close to the other fish.
|
|
|
Post by butler106 on Mar 17, 2010 8:42:41 GMT
braw toot fredo
|
|
|
Post by endricknomore on Mar 17, 2010 11:39:00 GMT
I have seen them on the Lomond system with dozens of lice on them and in a very poor condition. I hope that the smolts get a safe pasage in the next couple of months! I have been told that it can be as few as five to kill a smolt. Is the lice an increasing problem or has it always been this bad Fredo? K
|
|
fredo
Active Member
Posts: 1,095
|
Post by fredo on Mar 17, 2010 19:25:54 GMT
We fish from Gress to Ness and the number of lice on the sea trout we caught always varied. However, the fish this year seem to be either almost clear of lice or really badly infected. This may be a case of local fish (almost clear) or Erisort/Roag fish(badly infected). The fact that the fish farmers in Erisort are having problems with Slice resistant lice this winter (LC claim Roag is lice free this winter but I do not believe that) gives a clue to the origins of the badly infected sea trout.
|
|
|
Post by builnacraig on Mar 20, 2010 20:05:29 GMT
Hooked that rarity today, an Ayrshire sea trout, only my second in five years fishing down here. Little more that a whitling but nice to see anyway. BnC
|
|
|
Post by stincharstoat on Mar 21, 2010 22:04:29 GMT
Where were you fishing BnC?
|
|
|
Post by builnacraig on Mar 21, 2010 22:18:39 GMT
Doonfoot
|
|
|
Post by robmason on May 6, 2010 6:26:31 GMT
First outing for me on monday. Seemed that conditions would be good but temperatures plummetted and it was a hopeless cause. Reports are that good numbers of fish are at the lower end of the river but reluctant to take.
|
|
burnie
Active Member
Posts: 1,181
|
Post by burnie on Jun 6, 2010 14:57:06 GMT
At what point does a finnock or whitling become a proper sea trout? Just so I know in future,getting the bug for these "silver tourists".
|
|
|
Post by G Ritchie on Jun 6, 2010 15:13:27 GMT
Once it has overwintered in the sea. Your fish will hopefully come back as a sea trout next season.
|
|
conwyrod
Advisory Board
Autumn on the Conwy
Posts: 4,659
|
Post by conwyrod on Jun 6, 2010 16:53:11 GMT
That sounds like a great day's sport, well done Graham.
|
|
eskimoo
Active Member
www.fightnfish.blogspot.com
Posts: 225
|
Post by eskimoo on Jun 11, 2010 18:15:07 GMT
Heard today that the Esk nets in there return agreement this year have so far returned approx 1500 seatrout with some touching double figures, so hopefully things will start to improve, just need the evening/night temperatures to settle and the season proper should start.
|
|
|
Post by allysshrimp on Jun 11, 2010 19:29:18 GMT
That is good to hear Andrew. Hopefully that will help to build on last years results.
|
|
conwyrod
Advisory Board
Autumn on the Conwy
Posts: 4,659
|
Post by conwyrod on Jul 3, 2010 10:28:17 GMT
The Conwy had a small spate this week, the first for months. I fished the upper river at dusk and caught sea trout of 2lb and 1.5lb very early on, but it went quiet as it went dark.
No photos, but both fish were very fresh.
|
|