Skin Lesions on Striped Bass

[JLH]

Maybe I am not looking closely enough but I am not seeing very many fish with these red legions on them. Most of my fish go right back but if I was going to keep one for the table or for a friend I sure wouldn’t be keeping one that showed any signs of disease.

I wonder if the fish houses turn any of these infected fish away during commercial season... Anyone ever had that happen or hear of it happening?

[Rmarsh]

Are you talking about red marks like the ones on this fish?
Or something else?
I wouldn't eat any fish that didn't look right.

[chief10]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

Are you talking about red marks like the ones on this fish?
Or something else?
I wouldn't eat any fish that didn't look right.

yes.

[numbskull]

Almost all the fish over legal size that I've seen lately have been covered in it. This one has it mild, some look wasted.

[Rappin Mikey]

Not one of the fish I caught in the CT river from late April to mid June had those sores on them. Once I started hitting the salt, I'd say more than 1/2 probably closer to 3/4. I was mostly fishing the Canal. But a few (not nearly as many) had them in seal land as well.