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Old 06-08-2014, 05:49 PM   #1
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lampreys on macks ?

I was jigging up macks today and 1 of the macks came in the boat with a lamprey attached to it . I have fished for many years caught countless macks never saw a lamprey before I thought they were only fresh water. talked to a buddy of mine he was fishing a couple miles away and he got 1 also . it was about 6-7 inches long , it came off the mack when the fish hit the deck and I had to yank it off the deck as it clamped its self to the deck , anyone else seen them before in salt water .
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Old 06-08-2014, 07:29 PM   #2
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I've seen them on groundfish before. they seem to be around some years and not others

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We had 2 on Macs yesterday.
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Old 06-08-2014, 08:18 PM   #4
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Another one today makes 5 this season .
Hannah was playing with it all day .very kool little creature
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Old 06-08-2014, 10:07 PM   #5
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Had one last week. Looked lke it had its head buried thru a hole in the mack a bit behind the pectoral fin, weird....

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See them fairly often on the Macs.

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Old 06-09-2014, 10:57 AM   #8
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Never a one...on countless numbers of macs over many years.

Strange.

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Never a one...on countless numbers of macs over many years.

Strange.
Big problem in the great lakes. We charter Ontario every year and almost every fish has a lamprey or two or three on it. Plus several scars from where there was one at some time. They're gross. Some over 14" long and fat.

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Old 06-09-2014, 11:25 AM   #10
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Caught a decent Bass with one on it last week...

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Old 06-10-2014, 02:42 PM   #11
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That is funny! I had the exact same thing happen two weeks ago off the Gurnet! 8" Lamprey fell off the mackerel as soon as it was out of the water and landed on the deck. Appeared to have fallen out of the gill area. Clamped onto the deck when I touched it and let go again when I did! Had to slide up the transom to get it to let go. Hope this isn't a sign of things to come!

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Never ever seen them on a mackerel in the 50 years that I have been fishing....must be an over abundance of them suckers.
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