Catching MONDOS with MOM!!! | Pike & Perch Fishing Burnstick Lake!
My Mom and I headed out to Burnstick Lake with the hopes of getting her on her first Walleye. Things didn't really work out as planned as the Walleye were nowhere to be found. But thankfully the Perch and Big Pike managed to make the day for us!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3BuRGhBXN0 That was my first time out to Burnstick. And it was a beautiful lake that I can't wait to visit again. Maybe next time i'll find some of those Walleye too! |
Looks like a great time, and if you caught fish you can't really call that a failure.
Also, Walleye are technically part of the perch family so close enough! haha. |
Cool shots of them following in right to the boat.
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red markings on belly / sides
I think those red markings might be a skin infection. Seemed the fish were extra slimy too, and that mucus is probably their skin reacting to the infection.
Make sure to wash your hands haha! *edit* sterilize your net / de-hooking equipment as well. best stop the spread of that stuff. |
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Just bleach and water? |
Yeah a bleach solution and warm water should be perfect.
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And Timid your Mom's a good sport to go sit in a canoe and fish with you and be in a great mood laughing and having fun. You're making memories either of you won't ever forget!! I'm happy for you both!! :) |
I know the fin tips and stuff is stress related but that rash looking mark on its belly and flanks definitely seems more infection related than stress.
Its common to see it on the fins like you say, but on the belly and sides I would be concerned... Then again I'm not an expert so I'll take your word on it. Still best to be safe. |
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Red Sore Pseudomonas hydrophila is another parasite that lives within the northern pike and causes red sore in them. This bacterium is not known to be transferable to humans, however it significantly reduces the appeal of the fish. Symptoms of this parasite include red lesions on the flesh and muscle of the fish, and these can lead to cancerous tumors. While not infectious to humans, this disease renders the fish nearly inedible because of damage to the meat and can easily spread to other fish. |
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I'll take your word Moose but I've caught hundreds of pike and seen red fin tips but never on the belly like that. Then again not every fish Timid caught in that video had it either.
The 36" fish I caught the other week in the NSR fought well and I was using walleye tackle so the fight was even more extended because of that and she had red fin tips but her belly was pale white. Then again the river had good current where I fished and is well oxygenated. Maybe it was the water temperature or oxygen content of the lake like you say. Timid mentioned it was really weedy there so maybe the low O2 was causing the hard fighters to light up like Rudolf when they got exhausted. Blood pushing to the skin in a high fat area like their belly definitely would cause a reddening of the skin. And it would look kind of like capillaries under the skin rather than lesions like Spank described. Rewatching the video I think you're right and maybe I'm just not used to fishing lakes or rivers with low O2 levels so I've never noticed it. Weird how geography can effect your perception of life & everything involved in so many ways. Would love for a biologist to chime in just for peace of mind, though. :innocent: |
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