Sick fish??

[mdscheid]

yesterday I caught 2 .14. inch trout with large reddish raised areas on their bodies .. should i report it odfw?? and has anyone else seen this??

 

[Spydeyrch]

No pics? When you say large reddish raised areas? Was it like a streak or a single bulge? What part of the fish was affected?

-Spydey

 

[mdscheid]

one reddish bulge one just behind the head on the body area 1 inch wide going from top to bottom..the other fish about the same but nearer the tail

 

[Mad dog]

yesterday I caught 2 .14. inch trout with large reddish raised areas on their bodies .. should i report it odfw?? and has anyone else seen this??

Copepod's.....they leave a sore like that. They are quite common in most waters, the Odfw knows all about them.

 

[Mad dog]

Red welts are from Copepod's. Can't see them in this pic....Hmmm? wrong pic!