Sick pike?

Post by **something_fishy** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:41 pm

I was out yesterday and pulled in a 21 inch pike, it had open roundish sores all over its sides and they were all leaking a thick brown puss. I did not touch this fish, I used my pliers and released it. I would of taken a picture, but had not taken the camera with me.

This was in the Ottawa, down by greens creek. It was rather disturbing as this was the second one I caught like this in the past week. I looked very closely at the wounds and they are deep and filled with the gelly-like brown puss, both of these fish had no fight to them at all. Anyone know what this might be?

Chris

Post by **Iceman** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:25 pm

Hi Something Fishy,

Found something you may be interested in
http://www3.gov.ab.ca/srd/fw/diseases/f ... s_fish.pdf

The home page also has other fish diseases
http://www3.gov.ab.ca/srd/fw/diseases/

Nothing ruins the thrill of catching a fish than seeing it's a sicky!

Post by **R.U. Ketchinenny** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:31 pm

Could be esocid lymphosarcoma.

It affects the esox genus (lucius - pike, masquinongy - muskie, niger - chain pickerel).

http://www.state.me.us/ifw/fishing/fish ... ssue12.htm

Or, it could be any number of water-borne virus or bacteria.

Nasty looking stuff though, huh?

Especially when it hemmorhages.

Post by **jig head** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:21 pm

I know this might not be as bad, but when i fishing with snag yesterday we got nothing but hammer handles and OOS smallies. One of the hammer handles had round bumps on him ALL over his body, It was kinda gross.

Post by JP » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:29 pm

I have seen many pike like this. I was told by an MNR agent that it was a type of tumor. Here is a pic of a pike I caught years back that was covered in them, but it still faught like hell.

JP

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 6:09 pm

Funny the timing of the 2 posts hehehe!! "What body of water would you not eat the fish from?" then this post comes up . I guess not the one that JP took that fish from thats for sure hehehe!!

Post by **Kpin** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:29 pm

Sheesh Mikey how can something be redundant when it was posted first?

Have to say though...those markings aren't healthy @ all. Never pulled up a fish that looked like that myself. Will def. check out those links when time allows.

Post by **Mikey** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:05 am

Sorry bout that kpin, wrong choice of words. Funny how the 2 posts came out at similar times... I've seen many pike like the one JP's holding(YECH

) and just can't understand how people can eat this stuff...personally I just don't eat any....but I'm sure something else will get me anyway hehehe! That was a great question though...

Post by **Kpin** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:56 am

Lol no biggie Mikey, I was just messing around. I have eaten fish from certain waters well away from the city and only when the specimen looks good and healthy. Just wondered what everyone thought about it. Oh...and your bang on Mikey, the timing of the posts is a funny coincidence.